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GHSA-36qh-35cm-5w2w
GHSA-36qh-35cm-5w2w
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name in Apache Tomcat
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published August 13, 2021
tomcat is fixed in 10.0.5, 9.0.45 and 8.5.65 (Maven Central)
Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name in Apache Tomcat
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | Maven Central | 10.0.5, 9.0.45, 8.5.65 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 10.0.0-M1, 8.5.0, 9.0.0M1 |
Timeline
- Aug 13, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00009.html url
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0007 url
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html url
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30640 advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r59f9ef03929d32120f91f4ea7e6e79edd5688d75d0a9b65fd26d1fe8%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4952 url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4986 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-34 url
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html url