Apache TomEE: Well-known administrative credentials created at startup
Severity and exploitation
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What this means
Apache TomEE creates an administrative user with a well-known password at startup if no users are defined. A remote attacker can use these credentials to access web applications. Affected versions include 1.5.1 to 1.7.5, 7.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M1, and 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.0-M2.
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache TomEE
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache TomEE
Package identity
pkg:maven/org.apache.openejb/tomee-catalinaExplore org.apache.openejb:tomee-catalina →Identity supplied by apache. Version matching requires compatible range evidence.
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affected
1.5.1 → through 1.7.5
semver versions
Other versions: unaffected
Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache TomEE
3 ranges
Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache TomEE
Package identity
pkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/tomee-catalinaExplore org.apache.tomee:tomee-catalina →Identity supplied by apache. Version matching requires compatible range evidence.
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affected
7.0.0-M1 → before 10.0.0-M1
semver versions
10.0.0-M1 → before 10.3.0
semver versions
11.0.0-M1 → before 11.0.0-M2
semver versions
Other versions: unaffected
What to do
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Public exploit evidence
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Original source description
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With the default configuration and no users defined in the default user database, TomEE silently adds an administrative user with a well-known password at startup. A remote attacker can use these credentials to authenticate to web applications that use the default realm and grant access to any authenticated user or to the TomEE administrative role. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.
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Original records
CVE-2026-111257View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
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