CVE-2026-59084
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Insufficient Documentation in Apache Tomcat
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-59084, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-14
Last updated on: 2026-07-14
Assigner: Apache Software Foundation
Description
Description
Insufficient Technical Documentation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat since the requirements to securely configure the EncryptInterceptor were not clearly documented.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.23, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.56, from 9.0.13 through 9.0.119, from 8.5.38 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.100 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.24, 10.1.57 or 9.0.120 which fix the issue.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat | From 11.0.0-M1 (inc) to 11.0.23 (inc) |
| apache | tomcat | From 10.1.0-M1 (inc) to 10.1.56 (inc) |
| apache | tomcat | From 9.0.13 (inc) to 9.0.119 (inc) |
| apache | tomcat | From 8.5.38 (inc) to 8.5.100 (inc) |
| apache | tomcat | From 7.0.100 (inc) to 7.0.109 (inc) |
| apache | tomcat | 11.0.24 |
| apache | tomcat | 10.1.57 |
| apache | tomcat | 9.0.120 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-1059 | The product does not contain sufficient technical or engineering documentation (whether on paper or in electronic form) that contains descriptions of all the relevant software/hardware elements of the product, such as its usage, structure, architectural components, interfaces, design, implementation, configuration, operation, etc. |
