CVE-2026-29146 (GCVE-0-2026-29146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 19:21 – Updated: 2026-04-10 18:17
VLAI
Title
Apache Tomcat: EncryptInterceptor vulnerable to padding oracle attack by default
Summary
Padding Oracle vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's EncryptInterceptor with default configuration. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.0.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.13 through 9..115, from 8.5.38 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.100 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.19, 10.1.53 and 9.0.116, which fixes the issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Padding Oracle
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.18 (semver)
Affected: 10.0.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.52 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.13 , ≤ 9.0.115 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.38 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver)
Affected: 7.0.100 , ≤ 7.0.109 (semver)
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Credits
Uri Katz and Avi Lumelsky (Oligo Security)
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