Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDIRealm was configured to authenticate binds using GSSAPI allowed attackers to authenticate without provided the correct password.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.4, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.36, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.100, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.5, 10.1.37 or 9.0.101, which fixes the issue.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDIRealm was configured to authenticate binds using GSSAPI allowed attackers to authenticate without provided the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.4, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.36, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.100, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.5, 10.1.37 or 9.0.101, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass with JNDIRealm and GSSAPI authenticated bind
Weaknesses CWE-304
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-30T13:27:37.064Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T19:25:28.759Z

Link: CVE-2026-55957

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T13:27:27.008Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T10:02:40Z

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