GHSA-fv25-8xcx-gqjc
Apache Tomcat - WebSocket authentication header exposure
Quick fix
GHSA-fv25-8xcx-gqjc — org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
# pom.xml: bump <version>9.0.118</version> for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreDetails
Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.21 Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.54 Apache Tomcat 9.0.2 to 9.0.117 Older, unsupported versions may also be affected
Description: If a WebSocket request was redirected after authentication, Tomcat's WebSocket client would present the most recent authentication header to the redirect target host.
Mitigation: Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations: - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 11.0.22 or later - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 10.1.55 or later - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 9.0.118 or later
Credit: This issue was identified by lokerxx
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Affected packages
0Fixed in: 9.0.118# pom.xml: bump <version>9.0.118</version> for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core10.1.0-M1Fixed in: 10.1.55# pom.xml: bump <version>10.1.55</version> for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core11.0.0-M1Fixed in: 11.0.22# pom.xml: bump <version>11.0.22</version> for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core0Fixed in: 9.0.118# pom.xml: bump <version>9.0.118</version> for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat10.1.0-M1Fixed in: 10.1.55# pom.xml: bump <version>10.1.55</version> for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat11.0.0-M1Fixed in: 11.0.22# pom.xml: bump <version>11.0.22</version> for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat0Fixed in: 9.0.118# pom.xml: bump <version>9.0.118</version> for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina10.1.0-M1Fixed in: 10.1.55# pom.xml: bump <version>10.1.55</version> for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina11.0.0-M1Fixed in: 11.0.22# pom.xml: bump <version>11.0.22</version> for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaReferences
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42498[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/169d725788ea6aec217ecac70fe4161c837ba423[WEB]
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6cbe274592ef2d11607b5b188e1df649de52f8d5[WEB]
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b7b173694d588ddcfa432f079baf763cbbbaa5c4[WEB]
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat[PACKAGE]
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/n61zwf75jrv09rz90j4jssncm244bwdb[WEB]
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html[WEB]
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html[WEB]
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html[WEB]
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/14[WEB]