CVE-2026-66299
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's WebSocket chat example. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M20 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.24 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.89 through 9.0.120. Users who have followed the security guidance to remove the examples web application are not affected by this issue. Users are recommended to remove the examples web application or to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121 (when released), which fix the issue.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-28 15:17:50.210000
Last modified
2026-10-24 13:10:00.147000
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