CVE-2026-41293

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.7%, top 24% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 10.0.0-M1 through 10.0.27. Older, end of support versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version [FIXED_VERSION], which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
60
EG Risk 60/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
EPSS PROB
1.7%
EPSS %ILE
76th
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Oct 9, 2026
Patch available.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-41293: Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 request headers not validated

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/13

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntutomcat9-user (9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm8) @ bionic2026-09-17ubuntu
ubuntutomcat11-user (11.0.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ resolute2026-09-17ubuntu
redhattomcat9-1:9.0.120-1.el10_02026-09-14redhat
redhattomcat-1:10.1.49-1.el10_02026-09-14redhat
redhattomcat-coyote2026-07-22redhat
redhatjws6-tomcat-0:10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el9jws2026-07-22redhat
redhatjws7-tomcat-0:11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el9jws2026-07-14redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(13 across 5 ecosystems)
Maven(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)
  • 8.5.0 up to 9.0.118: fixed in 9.0.118
  • 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.55: fixed in 10.1.55
  • 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.22: fixed in 11.0.22
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org.apache.tomcat:tomcat11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)
  • 8.5.0 up to 9.0.118: fixed in 9.0.118
  • 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.55: fixed in 10.1.55
  • 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.22: fixed in 11.0.22
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org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)
  • every version up to 9.0.118: fixed in 9.0.118
  • 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.55: fixed in 10.1.55
  • 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.22: fixed in 11.0.22
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org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)
  • 8.5.0 up to 9.0.118: fixed in 9.0.118
  • 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.55: fixed in 10.1.55
  • 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.22: fixed in 11.0.22
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Debian:13(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
tomcat1010.1.40-1 ... 10.1.55-1~deb12u1 (8 versions)
  • every version up to 10.1.55-1~deb13u1: fixed in 10.1.55-1~deb13u1
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tomcat1111.0.11-1 ... 11.0.6-1 (6 versions)
  • every version up to 11.0.22-1~deb13u1: fixed in 11.0.22-1~deb13u1
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tomcat9—
  • every version up to 9.0.70-2: fixed in 9.0.70-2
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Debian:14(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
tomcat1010.1.40-1 ... 10.1.55-1~deb13u1 (9 versions)
  • every version up to 10.1.55-1: fixed in 10.1.55-1
—
tomcat1111.0.11-1 ... 11.0.6-1 (7 versions)
  • every version up to 11.0.22-1: fixed in 11.0.22-1
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tomcat9—
  • every version up to 9.0.70-2: fixed in 9.0.70-2
—
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
tomcat1010.1.10-1 ... 10.1.9-1 (33 versions)
  • every version up to 10.1.55-1~deb12u1: fixed in 10.1.55-1~deb12u1
—
tomcat9—
  • every version up to 9.0.70-2: fixed in 9.0.70-2
—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
tomcat99.0.107-0+deb11u1 ... 9.0.95-1 (34 versions)
  • every version up to 9.0.118-0+deb11u1: fixed in 9.0.118-0+deb11u1
—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 276 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-07 12:24 UTCOSV refresh
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  26. 2026-08-17 10:54 UTCVendor advisory
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  28. 2026-08-16 11:55 UTCVendor advisory
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  42. 2026-08-14 02:48 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41293?
CVE-2026-41293 is a critical vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 10.0.0-M1 through 10.0.27. Older, end of support versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to…
When was CVE-2026-41293 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41293 was first published on May 12, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-41293 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41293 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (76th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41293?
CVE-2026-41293 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41293?
A fix for CVE-2026-41293 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-41293 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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