Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket package, versions [9.0.0.M1, 9.0.122)[10.1.0-M1, 10.1.60)[11.0.0-M1, 11.0.26)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-20552494
  • published7 Oct 2026
  • disclosed23 Sept 2026
  • creditMark Thomas

Introduced: 23 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-76183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-289  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket to version 9.0.122, 10.1.60, 11.0.26 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name via the WebSocket endpoint security constraint handling. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to protected resources by connecting to endpoints using alternate names.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1