Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [9.0.0.M1, 9.0.121)[10.1.0-M1, 10.1.59)[11.0.0-M1, 11.0.25)
Threat Intelligence
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- published30 Sept 2026
- disclosed26 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 26 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-68569 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core to version 9.0.121, 10.1.59, 11.0.25 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core is a Core Tomcat implementation.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in the authentication process when using certain authentication mechanisms such as CLIENT-CERT or SPNEGO. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by authenticating with credentials that do not correspond to a valid user in the DataSourceRealm.
Note: This issue was fixed in Apache Tomcat 10.1.58 but the release vote for the 10.1.58 release candidate did not pass. Therefore, although users must download 10.1.59 to obtain a version that includes a fix for this issue, version 10.1.58 is not included in the list of affected versions.