CVE-2026-97880 PUBLISHED

Apache TomEE: Authentication bypass in the embedded HTTP server for endpoints protected by HTTP Basic authentication

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 25.09.2026 Published: 10.11.2026 Updated: 10.11.2026

The embedded OpenEJB HTTP server dispatches some requests to REST endpoints configured for HTTP Basic authentication without verifying credentials. A remote unauthenticated attacker can invoke protected resources, bypassing authentication. Only deployments that use the embedded HTTP server with Basic authentication are 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-287 Improper Authentication CWE