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Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-78383Apache Tomcat: AJP DoS via missing request body

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity resource allocation without limits in Apache Tomcat from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows an unauthenticated AJP request to pin an AJP processing thread leading to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.121. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 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 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12tomcat10no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:13tomcat10no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:14tomcat1010.1.60-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:13tomcat11no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:14tomcat11no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:12tomcat99.0.70-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:13tomcat99.0.70-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Debian:14tomcat99.0.70-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:24.04:LTStomcat10no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:26.04:LTStomcat10no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:26.10tomcat10no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:26.04:LTStomcat11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:26.10tomcat11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:24.04:LTStomcat9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:26.04:LTStomcat9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383
Ubuntu:26.10tomcat9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78383

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.2510.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.599.0.0.M1 – through 9.0.1218.5.0 – through 8.5.1007.0.0 – through 7.0.109

Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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