SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-tribes (GHSA-c5ph-rghf-fjfj)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 478346

Description

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

- Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allowed a replay attack against the
EncryptionInterceptor in the cluster component. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through
11.0.22, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.55, from 9.0.13 through 9.0.18, from 8.5.38 through 8.5.100, from
7.0.100 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.23, 10.1.56, 9.0.119, which
fixes the issue. (CVE-2026-55955)

Solution

Update the org.apache.tomcat:tomcat library and its related packages to version 10.1.56 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5ph-rghf-fjfj

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 478346

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 11/4/2026

Updated: 11/4/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.85

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55955

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 6/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-55955

cwe: CWE-287