SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (GHSA-mgp5-rv84-w37q)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439055

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native, Apache Tomcat. When using an OCSP
responder, Tomcat Native (and Tomcat's FFM port of the Tomcat Native code) did not complete verification
or freshness checks on the OCSP response which could allow certificate revocation to be bypassed. This
issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 1.3.0 through 1.3.4, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.11; Apache Tomcat:
from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.17, from 10.1.0-M7 through 10.1.51, from 9.0.83 through 9.0.114. The following
versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 1.1.23 through
1.1.34, from 1.2.0 through 1.2.39. Older EOL versions are not affected. Apache Tomcat Native users are
recommended to upgrade to versions 1.3.5 or later or 2.0.12 or later, which fix the issue. Apache Tomcat
users are recommended to upgrade to versions 11.0.18 or later, 10.1.52 or later or 9.0.115 or later which
fix the issue. (CVE-2026-24734)

Solution

Update the org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core library and its related packages to version 10.1.52 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgp5-rv84-w37q

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439055

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/20/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.47

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24734

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24734

cwe: CWE-20