CVE-2026-79677 PUBLISHED

Apache Tomcat: WebSocket DoS due to lost asynchronous write timeout

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 25.08.2026 Published: 23.09.2026 Updated: 23.09.2026

Missing release of resource after effective lifetime, Comparison using wrong factors vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows a denial of service as a result of lost time outs for asynchronous WebSocket writes.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.121.

The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.43 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

Product Status

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Tomcat
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.25 (incl.)
  • affected from 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.59 (incl.)
  • affected from 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.121 (incl.)
  • affected from 8.5.0 to 8.5.100 (incl.)
  • affected from 7.0.43 to 7.0.109 (incl.)
  • unaffected from 0 to 7.0.43 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-772 Missing release of resource after effective lifetime CWE
  • CWE-1025 Comparison using wrong factors CWE