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CVE-2026-68525

⛔ critical
Summary

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's FORM authentication process allows the bypassing of a security constraint that limits user has access to a resource POST but not GET. 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 unsupport

Description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's FORM authentication process allows the bypassing of a security constraint that limits user has access to a resource POST but not GET.







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 fixes the issue.

CVSS Score
9.1
Critical
EPSS Score
0.6
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-08-25
First Seen: 2026-08-26
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 87.6% of all 365,890 vulnerabilities in our database.

#45,274
Top 25% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Aug 26, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
YES
Can be exploited automatically
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
🏆 Discovered By
4ra1n, pyn3rd and unam4
SSVC data provided by CISA
Last Modified 2026-08-27
Source NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)
CWE-863

📦 Affected Products 4

Vendor Product Status Affected Versions
apache tomcat Affected
> 10.1.0 < 10.1.58
apache tomcat Affected
> 11.0.0 < 11.0.25
apache tomcat Affected
> 7.0.0 < 7.0.109
apache tomcat Affected
> 8.5.0 < 9.0.121

🔗 References 2

https://lists.apache.org/thread/x1y2lfsgzxwzc456f895...
Vendor Advisory Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/7
Third Party Advisory Mailing List

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