Advisory record · GHSA-rv64-5gf8-9qq8

Apache Tomcat has an Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in the JsonAccessLogValve

CVSS 7.5 HighEPSS 0.0047 · 40th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 9 Apr 2026, 21:31 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven>=9.0.40, <9.0.116 || >=10.1.0-M1, <10.1.54 || >=11.0.0-M1, <11.0.219.0.116, 10.1.54, 11.0.21
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven>=9.0.40, <9.0.116 || >=10.1.0-M1, <10.1.54 || >=11.0.0-M1, <11.0.219.0.116, 10.1.54, 11.0.21
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven>=9.0.40, <9.0.116 || >=10.1.0-M1, <10.1.54 || >=11.0.0-M1, <11.0.219.0.116, 10.1.54, 11.0.21
Identifiers
GHSA-rv64-5gf8-9qq8 · BIT-tomcat-2026-34483 · CVE-2026-34483
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-116
Published
9 Apr 2026
Updated
11 Sept 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Apache Tomcat 9.0.40 to 9.0.116, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.53, and 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.20 have improper encoding or escaping of output in the JsonAccessLogValve component. The source gives few details on attacker requirements or impact. Upgrade to 11.0.21, 10.1.54, or 9.0.117 (the package data lists 9.0.116 as fixed for 9.0).

Written 2 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
7.5 High 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0047, the 40th percentile, on 7 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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