CVE-2026-80353: Apache Tomcat: TOCTOU when setting specific permissions for Unix Domain Sockets - Fix for CVE-2026-65183 did not address APR connector
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-80353 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 8.1 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 20-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 29-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when creating unix domain sockets for the APR/Native connector allows an unauthorised local user to access the unix domain socket. The fix for CVE-2026-65183 only addressed the NIO connector. It did not address the same issue in the APR/Native connector. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 9.0.47 through 9.0.122. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.123, which fixes the issue.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
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)
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache tomcat≥ 9.0.47, ≤ 9.0.122
Debian1 product
- tomcat9< 9.0.70-2
3 vendors · 8 products