Improper Authentication Affecting tomcat-fips-10.1 package, versions <10.1.58-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (38th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-TOMCATFIPS101-19425136
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-68569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest tomcat-fips-10.1 to version 10.1.58-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-fips-10.1 package and not the tomcat-fips-10.1 package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat meant that in some circumstances (e.g. CLIENT-CERT, SPNEGO) that a user would be authenticated even if the user did not exist in the DataSourceRealm.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120.

The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1