Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-78437

Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat

Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 DoS via malformed request

CVSS 3.1
7.3High

Official description

Incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows a malformed request to potentially (depends on timing) cause one request from another user to fail. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.19 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.53 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.116 through 9.0.121. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.3High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 10.1.53 ≤ v ≤ 10.1.59 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.19 ≤ v ≤ 11.0.25 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 9.0.116 ≤ v ≤ 9.0.121 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-09-23
Last updated
2026-09-23
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apache

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.51%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
43.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-459
    Incomplete cleanup