Information Exposure Affecting tomcat-admin-webapps package, versions <1:9.0.120-1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-TOMCATADMINWEBAPPS-19920820
  • published18 Sept 2026
  • disclosed12 May 2026

Introduced: 12 May 2026

CVE-2026-42498  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 tomcat-admin-webapps to version 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-68677.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-admin-webapps package and not the tomcat-admin-webapps package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 through 7.0.109.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118, which fix the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1