Low [CVE-2026-66422] Improper Authorization allows bypass of declarative role constraints
This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-66422 affecting Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5, Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6, Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.
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Summary
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 through 7.0.109. 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. This misconfiguration allows for a bypass of declarative role constraints, which could lead to unauthorized access to resources that should be restricted based on user roles.
This vulnerability is rated as Low impact. It requires high privileges to exploit and only affects the confidentiality of information by allowing a bypass of declarative role constraints.
In Red Hat deployments, where Apache Tomcat instances are typically configured with strict access controls, this flaw primarily impacts already highly privileged users, limiting its overall risk. Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 2.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-386.
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.24
- 10.1.0
- 10.1.57
- 9.0.25
- 9.0.120
- 8.5.46
- 8.5.100
- 7.0.97
- 7.0.109
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- 11.0.25
- 10.1.58
- 9.0.121
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Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
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