CVE-2026-59083 (GCVE-0-2026-59083)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 08:13 – Updated: 2026-07-14 12:19
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Title
Apache Tomcat: Incorrect URL decoding in RewriteValve may allow security control bypass
Summary
Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's rewrite valve allowed security constraint bypass for some configurations. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.23, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.56, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.119, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.24, 10.1.57 or 9.0.120, which fix the issue.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-177 - Improper Handling of URL Encoding (Hex Encoding)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.23 (semver)
Affected: 10.1.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.56 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.0.M1 , ≤ 9.0.119 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver)
Unaffected: 0 , < 8.0.0 (semver)
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