CVE-2026-42498

HIGHNVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 58% 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
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication 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 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 through 7.0.109.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118, which fix the issue.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EPSS
42.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

May 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-42498: Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/14
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n61zwf75jrv09rz90j4jssncm244bwdb

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42498(6)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntutomcat10-user (10.1.40-1ubuntu1.26.04.1) @ resolute2026-06-28ubuntu
ubuntutomcat11-user (11.0.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ resolute2026-06-28ubuntu
redhattomcat10-main-10.1.55-1.hum12026-05-12redhat
redhattomcat11-main-11.0.22-0.1.hum12026-05-05redhat

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

(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)11.0.22—
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)11.0.22—
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina11.0.0 ... 11.0.9 (42 versions)11.0.22—

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 / 37× 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.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-16 02:19 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-28 02:20 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-06-27 10:06 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-26 20:54 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-06-25 22:00 UTCVendor advisory
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  22. 2026-06-17 00:10 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-16 06:42 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-15 03:36 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-06-14 14:24 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-06-14 00:57 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-13 08:48 UTCVendor advisory
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  33. 2026-06-12 19:37 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-06-12 06:24 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-06-11 17:13 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-11 04:00 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-10 14:48 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42498?
CVE-2026-42498 is a high vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication 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 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 through…
When was CVE-2026-42498 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42498 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2026, with the most recent update on May 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42498 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42498 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 42.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42498?
CVE-2026-42498 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42498?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42498, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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