Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2026-43514

Vulnerability identifier: #VU131178

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43514

CWE-ID: CWE-208

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose the AJP secret.

The vulnerability exists due to observable timing discrepancy in AJP secret comparison when validating the AJP secret. A remote attacker can perform a timing attack to disclose the AJP secret.

Exploitation is limited to an attacker on the local network.

Apache Tomcat
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
Web and Scripting Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Storage Defender Copy Data Management
CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition
CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms
ApplinX
Dell Wyse Management Suite
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
tomcat-help
tomcat-jsvc
tomcat
tomcat-webapps
tomcat-docs-webapp
tomcat-jsp-2_3-api
tomcat-el-3_0-api
tomcat-javadoc
tomcat-lib
tomcat-admin-webapps
tomcat-servlet-4_0-api
tomcat10 (Debian package)
tomcat10-jsp-3_1-api
tomcat10-el-5_0-api
tomcat10-webapps
tomcat10
tomcat10-admin-webapps
tomcat10-lib
tomcat10-servlet-6_0-api
tomcat11 (Debian package)
tomcat11-servlet-6_1-api
tomcat11-el-6_0-api
tomcat11-admin-webapps
tomcat11
tomcat11-doc
tomcat11-jsvc
tomcat11-docs-webapp
tomcat11-webapps
tomcat11-lib
tomcat11-jsp-4_0-api
tomcat11-embed

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22
Storage Defender Copy Data Management - update to 2.3.1.0
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.4.0 Patch 3
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.3.2
tomcat-help - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-jsvc - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat-webapps - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat-docs-webapp - update to 9.0.118-3.166.1
tomcat-jsp-2_3-api - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat-el-3_0-api - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat-javadoc - update to 9.0.118-3.166.1
tomcat-lib - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat-admin-webapps - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat-servlet-4_0-api - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
tomcat10 (Debian package) - addressed in versions 10.1.55-1~deb12u1, 10.1.55-1~deb13u1
tomcat10-jsp-3_1-api - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat10-el-5_0-api - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat10-webapps - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat10 - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat10-admin-webapps - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat10-lib - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat10-servlet-6_0-api - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat11 (Debian package) - update to 11.0.22-1~deb13u1
tomcat11-servlet-6_1-api - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-el-6_0-api - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-admin-webapps - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11 - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-doc - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-jsvc - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-docs-webapp - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-webapps - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-lib - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-jsp-4_0-api - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
tomcat11-embed - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
Dell Wyse Management Suite - update to 2605 HF1

• https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.22
• https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d35d9d23263c8e4af561f615c960c91697ff200e

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat
• openEuler update for tomcat
• Debian update for tomcat11
• Debian update for tomcat10
• SUSE update for tomcat
• SUSE update for tomcat11
• SUSE update for tomcat10
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM ApplinX
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management
• SUSE update for tomcat
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms
• Multiple vulnerabilities in CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS)