CVE-2026-43513: apache software foundation apache tomcat Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-43513 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 15Timeline
- 12-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in LockOutRealm 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 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Older unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 8 sources · 1 version- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.50% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard22 products
- camunda-8.8< 8.8.24-r2
- camunda-8.9< 8.9.5-r2
- camunda-zeebe-8.6< 8.6.39-r12
- camunda-zeebe-8.7< 8.7.29-r1
- camunda-zeebe-8.8< 8.8.24-r1
Redhat20 products
- tomcat10< 0:10.1.57-3.1.hum1
- tomcat10-admin-webapps< 0:10.1.57-3.1.hum1
- tomcat10-common< 0:10.1.57-3.1.hum1
- tomcat10-docs-webapp< 0:10.1.57-3.1.hum1
- tomcat10-el-5.0-api< 0:10.1.57-3.1.hum1
Ubuntu6 products
- tomcat10< 10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | < 10.1.40-1ubuntu1.25.10.1 | < 10.1.40-1ubuntu1.26.04.1
- tomcat11All versions (No fix recorded)
- tomcat6< 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
- tomcat7< 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm2 | < 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm4
- tomcat8All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian3 products
- tomcat10< 10.1.55-1~deb12u1 | < 10.1.55-1~deb13u1 | < 10.1.55-1
- tomcat11< 11.0.22-1~deb13u1 | < 11.0.22-1
- tomcat9< 9.0.70-2
Org.apache.tomcat2 products
- tomcat< 9.0.118 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22
- tomcat-catalina< 9.0.118 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22
Wolfi2 products
- thingsboard-tb-mqtt-transport< 4.3.1.2-r0
- thingsboard-tb-node< 4.3.1.2-r0
Apache1 product
- tomcat≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.109 | ≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100 | ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.118 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.55 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.22
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache tomcat≥ 11.0.0-M1, ≤ 11.0.21 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, ≤ 10.1.54 | ≥ 9.0.0.M1, ≤ 9.0.117 | ≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.109
Org.apache.tomcat.embed1 product
- tomcat-embed-core< 9.0.118 | ≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55 | ≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22
9 vendors · 58 products
References
24 links- lists.apache.org/thread/ytjcgldshj73lcnd1sh95od5hrghwogpVendor AdvisoryARTICLEREPORTAdvisoryWEBMailing List
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- github.com/apache/tomcatPACKAGE