Apache TomEE prior 10.3.0/11.0.0-M2 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache TomEE. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-111257. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache TomEE. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

With the default configuration and no users defined in the default user database, TomEE silently adds an administrative user with a well-known password at startup. A remote attacker can use these credentials to authenticate to web applications that use the default realm and grant access to any authenticated user or to the TomEE administrative role. 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-2026-111257 since 10/15/2026. 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 T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TomEE 10.3.0/11.0.0-M2

Timelineinfo

10/15/2026 CVE reserved
11/10/2026 +26 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-2026-111257 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-111257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-433775

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2026 16:37
Changes: 11/10/2026 16:37 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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