Apache TomEE prior 10.3.0/11.0.0-M2 Stateful Session Bean Passivation Mechanism path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache TomEE. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Stateful Session Bean Passivation Mechanism. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-86811. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache TomEE. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Stateful Session Bean Passivation Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The stateful session bean passivation mechanism derives the on-disk file name from a client-supplied identifier without validating it. A remote attacker with access to the remote EJB service can cause session state to be read from or written to files outside the passivation directory. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-86811 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TomEE 10.3.0/11.0.0-M2

Timelineinfo

09/08/2026 CVE reserved
11/10/2026 +63 days Advisory disclosed
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CNA: apache
CVE: CVE-2026-86811 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-86811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-433763

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2026 16:10
Changes: 11/10/2026 16:10 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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