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Apache Tomcat

Open-source Java servlet container and web server from the Apache Software Foundation, implementing Jakarta Servlet, JSP and WebSocket specifications.

Known aliases

  • Apache Tomcat
  • Tomcat
  • tomcat9

Current stories

securityOne report1 publisher

Chained AhsayCBS flaws give unauthenticated attackers SYSTEM and root on backup servers

Horizon3 detailed how two AhsayCBS backup-server flaws chain into unauthenticated code execution as SYSTEM and root. Attackers were already planting webshells through the chain before Ahsay issued hotfixes on 12 October 2026.

Publishers:horizon3.ai

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives50
Confidence60
securityConfirmed6 publishers

Attackers hit Atlassian's CVE-2026-21589 two hours after watchTowr published the technique

Previdian recorded exploitation attempts against Atlassian's CVE-2026-21589 within two hours of watchTowr publishing the arbitrary file access technique. The CVSS 9.3 flaw lets an unauthenticated attacker read specific webroot files across eight Data Center products.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 27%
Operator
Operator 67%
Investor
Investor 6%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption30
Hype gap+15
Incentives45
Confidence70
buildOne report1 publisher

One shared library spreads a 9.3 file-read flaw across all eight Atlassian Data Center products

Atlassian disclosed CVE-2026-21589, a 9.3-rated unauthenticated file-read flaw affecting all eight of its self-hosted Data Center products. A public proof of concept drew exploitation attempts within two hours of landing on 7 October.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−5
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence60
securityOne report1 publisher

Threat actor compiled its Monero miner on the victim endpoint after exploiting CVE-2025-4632

Huntress traced a September 2026 intrusion in which the actor compiled a Monero miner on the endpoint, using a MagicINFO flaw Samsung fixed 16 months earlier. The build step is loud in telemetry, but it ran only after Defender had been disabled.

Publishers:huntress.com

Reality

Evidence66
Adoption28
Hype gap+10
Incentives62
Confidence58
buildOne report1 publisher

A filter rejects a request before Spring picks the controller that would have handled it

Spring gives three places to run code around a request, and each one sees a different amount. A dev.to walkthrough puts filters outside the DispatcherServlet, interceptors inside it, and aspects around any bean method.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap0
Incentives12
Confidence62
buildOne report1 publisher

An exposed Java debug port on a CI server was exploited within hours

Wiz says a TeamCity honeypot exposing JDWP was mining Monero within hours, and GreyNoise counted more than 6,000 unique IPs scanning for the protocol in 90 days.

Publishers:wiz.io

Reality

Evidence63
Adoption52
Hype gap+12
Incentives70
Confidence58