Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [,9.0.118)[10.0.0-M1,10.1.55)[11.0.0-M1,11.0.22)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-16691224
  • published14 May 2026
  • disclosed12 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 12 May 2026

CVE-2026-43513  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-178  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core to version 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core is a Core Tomcat implementation.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in the LockOutRealm function. An attacker can bypass account lockout protections by submitting usernames with different letter casing.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1