CVE-2026-101296 (GCVE-0-2026-101296)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 13:45 – Updated: 2026-10-21 06:31- CWE-304 - Missing critical step in authentication
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/1… |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat |
Affected:
11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.26
(semver)
Affected: 10.1.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.60 (semver) Affected: 9.0.0.M1 , ≤ 9.0.122 (semver) Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver) Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.109 (semver) |
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