Apache Tomcat up to 9.0.120/10.1.57/11.0.24 Unix Domain Socket toctou

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apache Tomcat up to 9.0.120/10.1.57/11.0.24. This affects an unknown function of the component Unix Domain Socket. This manipulation causes toctou. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-65183. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 9.0.120/10.1.57/11.0.24. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Unix Domain Socket. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when creating unix domain sockets allows an unauthorised local user to access the unix domain socket. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.42 through 9.0.120. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121, which fixes the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-65183 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.121, 10.1.58 or 11.0.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Tomcat

Version

• 9.0.120
• 10.1.0
• 10.1.1
• 10.1.2
• 10.1.3
• 10.1.4
• 10.1.5
• 10.1.6
• 10.1.7
• 10.1.8
• 10.1.9
• 10.1.10
• 10.1.11
• 10.1.12
• 10.1.13
• 10.1.14
• 10.1.15
• 10.1.16
• 10.1.17
• 10.1.18
• 10.1.19
• 10.1.20
• 10.1.21
• 10.1.22
• 10.1.23
• 10.1.24
• 10.1.25
• 10.1.26
• 10.1.27
• 10.1.28
• 10.1.29
• 10.1.30
• 10.1.31
• 10.1.32
• 10.1.33
• 10.1.34
• 10.1.35
• 10.1.36
• 10.1.37
• 10.1.38
• 10.1.39
• 10.1.40
• 10.1.41
• 10.1.42
• 10.1.43
• 10.1.44
• 10.1.45
• 10.1.46
• 10.1.47
• 10.1.48
• 10.1.49
• 10.1.50
• 10.1.51
• 10.1.52
• 10.1.53
• 10.1.54
• 10.1.55
• 10.1.56
• 10.1.57
• 11.0.0
• 11.0.1
• 11.0.2
• 11.0.3
• 11.0.4
• 11.0.5
• 11.0.6
• 11.0.7
• 11.0.8
• 11.0.9
• 11.0.10
• 11.0.11
• 11.0.12
• 11.0.13
• 11.0.14
• 11.0.15
• 11.0.16
• 11.0.17
• 11.0.18
• 11.0.19
• 11.0.20
• 11.0.21
• 11.0.22
• 11.0.23
• 11.0.24

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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