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CVE-2026-111261 json

Apache TomEE: Authentication bypass with empty password in LDAP identity store

published yesterday modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-121220

cvss
—
not scored
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Jakarta Security LDAP identity store accepts an empty password as valid if the directory server allows unauthenticated binds, which some directory servers do by default. A remote attacker can then authenticate as any existing user without knowing the password. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomee:tomee-security 10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0, 11.0.0-M2
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE 10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0, 11.0.0-M2

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Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomee:tomee-security
>=8.0.4, <10.0.0-M1
>=10.0.0-M1, <10.3.0
>=11.0.0-M1, <11.0.0-M2
10.0.0-M1
10.3.0
11.0.0-M2

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE

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