Apache Tomcat: Servlet role references can bypass declarative role constraints

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    "title": "Apache Tomcat: Servlet role references can bypass declarative role constraints",
    "summary": "Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 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 fix the issue.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:49.338276834Z",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-25T21:55:16.928+00:00"
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