CVE-2026-65927

Apache Tomcat: RewriteValve [N] restarts at the second rule and may bypass access control

Published Aug 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Off-by-one Error vulnerability in Apache Tomcat impacting the [N] flag on the rewrite valves causes rewrite processing to restart at the second rule rather than the first rule.







This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are
known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121 which fix the issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4889-1 tomcat10 security update
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache tomcat
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache tomcat
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Description Off-by-one Error vulnerability in Apache Tomcat impacting the [N] flag on the rewrite valves causes rewrite processing to restart at the second rule rather than the first rule. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121 which fix the issue.
Title Apache Tomcat: RewriteValve [N] restarts at the second rule and may bypass access control
Weaknesses CWE-193
References
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 26, 2026, 3:22 PM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2026, 2:24 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 25, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Aug 27, 2026, 3:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 25, 2026, 9:53 PM