🛡️ CVE-2024-38286 on Maven (Root.io) — tomcat-embed-core

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

8.0

CVSS Score

0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2024-38286 in io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2024-38286 in the io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package for Root:Maven. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-38286 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package tomcat-embed-core. The fix is available in version 10.1.16-root.io.12; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-38286 is classified as CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits. Resources are allocated on request with no cap, so a client can exhaust them.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-38286 is recorded against 2 packages.

io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (fixed in 10.1.16-root.io.12)
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (fixed in 10.1.16-aikido.12)

Timeline and source

Published on 3 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2024-38286 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Base record Debian Ubuntu

Details

Severity HIGH

CVSS Score 8.0

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-08-03

Updated 2026-08-12

Modified 2026-08-03

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core	—	10.1.16-root.io.12
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core	—	10.1.16-aikido.12

References

N/A

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