CVE-2026-50229
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CVE-2026-50229 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in the number guess example for Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.22, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.55, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.118, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.23, 10.1.56 or 9.0.119, which fix the issue.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in the number guess example for Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.22, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.55, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.118, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.23, 10.1.56 or 9.0.119, which fix the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | <= 7.0.109 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.119 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.56 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.23 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wlt2no8bw45zl1w8byop4zfqphldf5j0Vendor Advisory, Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/29/20Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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