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title: "CVE-2026-75973: Apache Tomcat - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.100, 9.0.0.M4 to 9.0.121, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.59, and 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.25 contain an improper authentication vulnerability caused by shared realm usage with SimpleAuthConfigProvider across multiple web applications, letting attackers bypass authentication, exploit requires multiple web applications using the provider."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-75973/
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# CVE-2026-75973 Apache Tomcat - Authentication Bypass

Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.100, 9.0.0.M4 to 9.0.121, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.59, and 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.25 contain an improper authentication vulnerability caused by shared realm usage with SimpleAuthConfigProvider across multiple web applications, letting attackers bypass authentication, exploit requires multiple web applications using the provider.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75973)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Published

23 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to versions 11.0.26, 10.1.60, or 9.0.122 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75973](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75973)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/njjcdkkzqyzx4n3ffc4ffjmyh5mpl1gr](https://lists.apache.org/thread/njjcdkkzqyzx4n3ffc4ffjmyh5mpl1gr)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/20](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/20)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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