Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2026-43512

Vulnerability identifier: #VU131180

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43512

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to authenticate as an unknown user.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in the DIGEST authenticator when processing authentication for users not known to the configured Realm. A remote attacker can submit the password "null" for an unknown user to authenticate as an unknown user.

This occurs only when DIGEST authentication is configured.

Apache Tomcat
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Ubuntu
Web and Scripting Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
Storage Defender Copy Data Management
Maximo Application Suite Ai Service
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
Jira Service Management Data Center
Confluence Data Center
Jira Software Data Center
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
SAP Commerce Cloud
tomcat6 (Ubuntu package)
tomcat10 (Ubuntu package)
tomcat-help
tomcat
tomcat-jsvc
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api
tomcat-docs-webapp
tomcat-doc
tomcat-webapps
tomcat-el-3.0-api
tomcat-admin-webapps
tomcat-lib
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api
tomcat-jsp-2_3-api
tomcat-el-3_0-api
tomcat-javadoc
tomcat-servlet-4_0-api
tomcat10 (Debian package)
tomcat10-el-5_0-api
tomcat10-webapps
tomcat10
tomcat10-admin-webapps
tomcat10-lib
tomcat10-servlet-6_0-api
tomcat10-jsp-3_1-api
tomcat11 (Debian package)
tomcat11-jsp-4_0-api
tomcat11-el-6_0-api
tomcat11-admin-webapps
tomcat11
tomcat11-servlet-6_1-api
tomcat11-doc
tomcat11-jsvc
tomcat11-docs-webapp
tomcat11-webapps
tomcat11-lib
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
Jira Service Management Data Center - addressed in versions 10.3.22, 11.3.7
Confluence Data Center - addressed in versions 9.2.21, 10.2.13
Maximo Application Suite Ai Service - update to 9.1.16
Jira Software Data Center - addressed in versions 9.12.36, 10.3.22, 11.3.7
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces - update to 3.28.2
tomcat6 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm3, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm2, 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm4
tomcat10 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm8, 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.9+esm3, 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.2+esm4, 9.0.70-2ubuntu0.1+esm3, 9.0.95-1ubuntu1.1, 9.0.115-1ubuntu0.1, 10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm4, 10.1.40-1ubuntu1.25.10.1, 10.1.40-1ubuntu1.26.04.1
tomcat-help - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-jsvc - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-docs-webapp - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-doc - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-webapps - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-el-3.0-api - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-admin-webapps - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-lib - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api - update to 9.0.118-1
tomcat-docs-webapp - update to 9.0.118-3.166.1
tomcat-webapps - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
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 - addressed in versions 9.0.118-3.166.1, 9.0.118-150200.108.1
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-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
tomcat10-jsp-3_1-api - update to 10.1.55-150200.5.67.1
tomcat11 (Debian package) - update to 11.0.22-1~deb13u1
tomcat11-jsp-4_0-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-servlet-6_1-api - 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-embed - update to 11.0.22-150600.13.21.1
Dell Wyse Management Suite - update to 2605 HF1

• Exploit #12771 - cve-2026-43512-poc (Exploitability PoC for CVE-2026-43512 (Apache Tomcat Digest Authentication Bypass)) (June 23, 2026)

• https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.22
• https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a99c355e8199adbfd67c9a1fffbd85b810b196cd

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat
• openEuler update for tomcat
• Anolis OS update for tomcat
• Ubuntu update for tomcat6
• Debian update for tomcat11
• Debian update for tomcat10
• SUSE update for tomcat
• Ubuntu update for tomcat10
• SUSE update for tomcat11
• SUSE update for tomcat10
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM ApplinX
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Confluence Data Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Jira Service Management Data Center and Jira Service Management Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Jira Software Data Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management
• SUSE update for tomcat
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo AI Service
• SAP Commerce Cloud update for Apache Tomcat
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms
• Multiple vulnerabilities in CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS)