CVE-2026-66422

A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat. This improper authorization vulnerability occurs because security-role-ref definitions are incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm, in addition to their correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This misconfiguration allows for a bypass of declarative role constraints, which could lead to unauthorized access to resources that should be restricted based on user roles.

This vulnerability is rated as Low impact. It requires high privileges to exploit and only affects the confidentiality of information by allowing a bypass of declarative role constraints. In Red Hat deployments, where Apache Tomcat instances are typically configured with strict access controls, this flaw primarily impacts already highly privileged users, limiting its overall risk.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.