CVE-2026-43514: apache software foundation apache tomcat Observable Timing Discrepancy
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-43514 is a low (CVSS 3.7) Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 13Timeline
- 12-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability when comparing AJP secret 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
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
44%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.18 pp
From 0.35% 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
Chainguard20 products
- 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
- camunda-zeebe-8.9< 8.9.5-r2
Ubuntu6 products
- tomcat10All versions (No fix recorded)
- tomcat11All versions (No fix recorded)
- tomcat6All versions (No fix recorded)
- tomcat7All versions (No fix recorded)
- 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
8 vendors · 36 products
References
14 links- lists.apache.org/thread/2k654v5cq123npfsd1b2kk1y30owqb1mVendor AdvisoryREPORTAdvisoryWEBMailing List
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- github.com/apache/tomcatPACKAGE