Apache TomEE: Caller identity leaks across requests in embedded HTTP server
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What this means
Apache TomEE's embedded HTTP server leaks caller identity across requests, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain privileges of a previously authenticated user. Affected versions include 7.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M1 and 10.0.0-M1 to 10.2.0, as well as 11.0.0-M1. Only applications using programmatic or basic authentication are affected.
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache TomEE
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Apache Software Foundation · apache
Apache TomEE
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pkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/openejb-httpExplore org.apache.tomee:openejb-http →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 → through 10.2.0
semver versions
11.0.0-M1
semver versions
Other versions: unaffected
What to do
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Original source description
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The embedded HTTP server does not clear the security identity established during a request before its worker thread handles the next request. A remote unauthenticated attacker can have their request processed with the identity of a previously authenticated user, gaining that user's privileges. Only applications served by the embedded HTTP server that authenticate programmatically or via 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.
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CVE-2026-97888View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
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