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CVE-2026-68763 — Apache Tomcat

CVSS v3.1 7.5 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.5% (higher than 43.5% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 5.5/10 · Published 2026-08-25

As of 2026-08-26, CVE-2026-68763 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 0.5% (43.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-68763, most recently “Apache Tomcat 11.0.25 Fixes 11 Vulnerabilities Including HTTP/2 DoS, Authorization Bypass, and Auth Fail-Open Flaws — NVD Scores 5 of 11 CRITICAL/HIGH Despite Apache's Low/Moderate Ratings”.

Last updated: 2026-08-26

What is CVE-2026-68763?

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via an allocation leak in the HTTP/2 backlog tracking when a stream is reset This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.39 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.59 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.

The record classifies CVE-2026-68763 under weakness class CWE-400. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 19 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 7.5 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (FIRST): 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.5% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 5.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2026-08-25, last modified 2026-08-26

Is CVE-2026-68763 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-68763 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-08-26. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

Affected products and versions

Apache Software Foundation: Apache Tomcat

How to fix CVE-2026-68763

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-68763 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-68763

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-68763, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Apache Tomcat 11.0.25 Fixes 11 Vulnerabilities Including HTTP/2 DoS, Authorization Bypass, and Auth Fail-Open Flaws — NVD Scores 5 of 11 CRITICAL/HIGH Despite Apache's Low/Moderate Ratings — CRITICAL · 2026-08-26

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-27.

Vendor advisory and patch

lists.apache.org — vendor advisory

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