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CVE-2026-97880 json

Apache TomEE: Authentication bypass in the embedded HTTP server for endpoints protected by HTTP Basic authentication

published yesterday modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-121261

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 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The embedded OpenEJB HTTP server dispatches some requests to REST endpoints configured for HTTP Basic authentication without verifying credentials. A remote unauthenticated attacker can invoke protected resources, bypassing authentication. Only deployments that use the embedded HTTP server with Basic authentication are affected. Users are recommended to block network access to the embedded HTTP server from untrusted clients, or to migrate to the Tomcat based TomEE distributions.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomee:openejb-http 10.0.0-M1
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE 10.0.0-M1

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Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.openejb:openejb-http
>=4.0.0-beta-1, <=4.7.5
 no fix listed
maven org.apache.tomee:openejb-http
>=7.0.0-M1, <10.0.0-M1
>=10.0.0-M1, <=10.2.0
11.0.0-M1
10.0.0-M1

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE

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