CVE-2026-43514
low
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
3.7
Description
Apache Tomcat - AJP secret compared in non-constant time
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43514
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43514.html
Vendor advisory: security@apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread/2k654v5cq123npfsd1b2kk1y30owqb1m
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 9.0.70-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 9.0.70-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 11.0.22-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 9.0.70-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 9.0.70-2 |
Package impact
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat | {"startIncluding":"7.0.0","endIncluding":"7.0.109"} | |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2k654v5cq123npfsd1b2kk1y30owqb1m
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/10
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43514
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/933dcdbf2515972280002929e7e597dead2e9ffa
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a102a2a157868ca51d83eaf5a119ccd9976a113e
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d35d9d23263c8e4af561f615c960c91697ff200e
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43514.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43514
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9m89-8frq-c98c
CWEs
CWE-208
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.