# CVE-2026-68763 — Apache Tomcat

> 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html). 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](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2159) — 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](https://lists.apache.org/thread/tv51ty39ppv41v04hdtkp9dp7tg02nzl)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-68763
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