Tomcat did not limit HTTP/0.9 requests to the GET method. If a security
constraint was configured to allow HEAD requests to a URI but deny GET
requests, the user could bypass that constraint on GET requests by
sending a (specification invalid) HEAD request using HTTP/0.9.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.14, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.49, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.112.
Older, EOL versions are also affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.15 or later, 10.1.50 or later or 9.0.113 or later, which fixes the issue.
Project Subscriptions
| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-qq5r-98hh-rxc9 | Apache Tomcat - Security constraint bypass with HTTP/0.9 |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Tomcat did not limit HTTP/0.9 requests to the GET method. If a security constraint was configured to allow HEAD requests to a URI but deny GET requests, the user could bypass that constraint on GET requests by sending a (specification invalid) HEAD request using HTTP/0.9. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.14, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.49, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.112. Older, EOL versions are also affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.15 or later, 10.1.50 or later or 9.0.113 or later, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass with HTTP/0.9 | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-11T15:19:30.867Z
Reserved: 2026-01-26T13:59:00.422Z
Link: CVE-2026-24733
Updated: 2026-03-06T18:21:07.940Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2026-02-17T19:21:56.820
Modified: 2026-03-11T16:16:29.773
Link: CVE-2026-24733
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-18T10:33:45Z
Github GHSA