Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure

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    "title": "Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure",
    "summary": "Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118, which fix the issue.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:30.472285919Z",
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