Apache Tomcat up to 11.0.25/10.1.59/9.0.121 resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 11.0.25/10.1.59/9.0.121 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-77791. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 11.0.25/10.1.59/9.0.121. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat during sending of WebSocket close message enabled a DoS attack. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M5 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.8 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.74 through 9.0.121. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.88 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-77791 since 08/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Tomcat

Version

• 9.0.121
• 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
• 10.1.58
• 10.1.59
• 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
• 11.0.25

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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