Apache Tomcat: JNDIRealm bind credential validation fails open for non-GSSAPI SASL mechanisms
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122. 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 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
CVE-2026-101296
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-101296
Apache Tomcat
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Structured affected-version data
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[
{
"vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
"product": "Apache Tomcat",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "11.0.0-M1",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "11.0.26"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "10.1.0-M1",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "10.1.60"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "9.0.0.M1",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "9.0.122"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "8.5.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "8.5.100"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.0.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.109"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
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- CVE-2026-101296
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- #45717 · Revision 1
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