Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Aug 11, 2026 08:49:40 UTC

CVE-2026-15554

the Undertow AJP listener honours forged ssl_cert and is_ssl AJP attributes without requiring any shared-secret authentication. This enables an unauthenticated attacker with direct TCP access to port 8009 to bypass CLIENT-CERT authentication by injecting a forged X.509 certificate via the AJP protocol.

Base score7.4/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityHighAC

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactHighI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedNov 1, 2026 00:11:29 UTC

PublishedAug 11, 2026 08:49:40 UTC

ReservedJul 13, 2026 04:54:33 UTC