Description
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole().



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are
known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 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.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 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.
Title Apache Tomcat: Servlet role references can bypass declarative role constraints
Weaknesses CWE-285
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T02:30:38.956Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T07:51:40.260Z

Link: CVE-2026-66422

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T22:17:05.560

Modified: 2026-08-25T22:17:05.560

Link: CVE-2026-66422

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Updated: 2026-08-26T01:45:03Z

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