CVE-2024-52316 | Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass when using Jakarta Authentication API

Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. If Tomcat is configured to use a custom Jakarta Authentication (formerly JASPIC) ServerAuthContext component which may throw an exception during the authentication process without explicitly setting an HTTP status to indicate failure, the authentication may not fail, allowing the user to bypass the authentication process. There are no known Jakarta Authentication components that behave in this way. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.30, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.95. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0, 10.1.31 or 9.0.96, which fix the issue.

Published: 2024-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-52316 is rated High Risk (75.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.29%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-52316

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.98% 6.29% +4.30%
2 2026-06-05 2.49% 1.98% -0.50%
3 2026-05-22 — 2.49% —

Full EPSS history (57 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-52316

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-52316

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-52316

GHSA-xcpr-7mr4-h4xq · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat - Authentication Bypass

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-52316

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-52316 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat9), 9 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 9. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-52316
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52316
suse critical — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52316/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-52316 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat11, tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8, tomcat9), 51 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 26, not-affected 10, ignored 5, needed 5, released 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52316

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52316

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.96 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone12:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone13:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone15:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone16:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone17:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone18:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone19:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone20:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone21:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone22:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone23:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone24:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone25:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone26:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-52316

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