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CVE-2026-43514

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Description

Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability when comparing AJP secret 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, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Older unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.

Severity
LOW
CVSS score
3.7 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-12 16:16:18.370000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
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  "published": "2026-05-12T16:16:18.370",
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