SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (GHSA-563x-q5rq-57qp)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440463

Description

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

- Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Apache
Tomcat via invalid chunk extension. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from
10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.115, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through
7.0.109. Other, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version
11.0.20, 10.1.52 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue. (CVE-2026-24880)

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-563x-q5rq-57qp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440463

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/16/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.76

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-2026-24880

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: 4/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24880

cwe: CWE-444