SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 442127

Description

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

- Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects
Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.0.M1 through
9.0.117. Older, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version
[FIXED_VERSION], which fixes the issue. (CVE-2026-41284)

Solution

Update the org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core library and its related packages to version 10.1.55 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 442127

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/19/2026

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:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41284

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:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41284

cwe: CWE-770