CVE-2026-111248
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Received - Intake
Authentication Bypass in Jakarta Security with Tomcat
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-111248, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-10
Last updated on: 2026-11-10
Assigner: Apache Software Foundation
Description
Description
The Jakarta Security identity store backed by the Tomcat user database compares the supplied password with the stored value as plain text and ignores the configured credential handler. When digested passwords are stored, an attacker who obtained a stored digest, for example from a leaked users file or backup, can authenticate with the digest instead of the password. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| apache | jakarta_security | 10.3.0 |
| apache | jakarta_security | 11.0.0-m2 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-836 | The product records password hashes in a data store, receives a hash of a password from a client, and compares the supplied hash to the hash obtained from the data store. |
