Bug 2539354 (CVE-2026-75973)

Summary:	CVE-2026-75973 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Cross-context authentication mix-up via Jakarta Authentication misconfiguration
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	csutherl, dsoumis, jclere, jwon, pjindal, plodge, rhel-process-autobot, rmaucher, szappis, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat. When Jakarta Authentication is configured with SimpleAuthConfigProvider as the default provider and multiple web applications utilize it, an improper authentication vulnerability arises. This issue causes the authentication realm established for the first web application to be incorrectly applied to all subsequent web applications. Consequently, this could lead to unauthorized access or incorrect authorization decisions across different web applications.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-23 11:33:12 UTC

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. When Jakarta Authentication was configured with SimpleAuthConfigProvider as the default provider and multiple web application used that provider, the realm for the first web application to authenticate a request would be used for all web applications.



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M4 through 9.0.121.



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. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.




Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60, 9.0.122, which fixes the issue.