CVE-2026-86531 PUBLISHED

Apache TomEE: DoS via unbounded request body and multipart handling in embedded HTTP server

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 07.09.2026 Published: 10.11.2026 Updated: 10.11.2026

The embedded OpenEJB HTTP server does not limit the size of incoming request bodies or of multipart requests, and does not remove the temporary files it creates for multipart parts. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause excessive memory or disk usage, leading to denial of service. Deployments using the Tomcat connectors are not affected. Users are recommended to block network access to the embedded HTTP server from untrusted clients, or to migrate to the Tomcat based TomEE distributions.

Product Status

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache TomEE
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 4.0.0-beta-1 to 4.7.5 (incl.)
Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache TomEE
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 7.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M1 (excl.)
  • affected from 10.0.0-M1 to 10.2.0 (incl.)
  • Version 11.0.0-M1 is affected

Credits

  • The Apache Software Foundation finder
  • Claude Security tool
  • Markus Jung remediation developer

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE