CVE-2026-32990 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote. A fix is available for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Apache Tomcat: Fix for CVE-2025-66614 is incomplete
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-32990.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2026-32990 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,567 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-66614.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.15 through 11.0.19, from 10.1.50 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.113 through 9.0.115.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.20, 10.1.53 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | ≥ 9.0.113&&< 9.0.116 | 9.0.116org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote:9.0.116 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | ≥ 10.1.50&&< 10.1.53 | 10.1.53org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote:10.1.53 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | ≥ 11.0.15&&< 11.0.20 | 11.0.20org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote:11.0.20 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | ≥ 9.0.113&&< 9.0.116 | 9.0.116org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:9.0.116 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | ≥ 10.1.50&&< 10.1.53 | 10.1.53org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:10.1.53 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | ≥ 11.0.15&&< 11.0.20 | 11.0.20org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:11.0.20 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote to 9.0.116 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-32990 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-32990 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-32990. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Moderate impact. This improper input validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, stemming from an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-66614, affects Red Hat JBoss Web Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. An attacker could exploit this flaw to bypass security controls or induce unexpected application behavior.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | tomcat9-1:9.0.117-2.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:36790 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | tomcat9-1:9.0.120-1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:68651 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | tomcat-1:10.1.49-4.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:69259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | tomcat9-1:9.0.120-1.el10_0 | RHSA-2026:67163 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | tomcat-1:10.1.49-1.el10_0 | RHSA-2026:67164 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | tomcat-1:9.0.120-2.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:68660 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el9_2 | RHSA-2026:68678 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el9_4 | RHSA-2026:68679 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-32990 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-32990 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.