🛡️ CVE-2026-29129 on Maven (Root.io) — tomcat-embed-core

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-29129 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package tomcat-embed-core. The fix is available in version 10.1.53-root.io.1781516533; 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 unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-29129 is classified as CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. An algorithm with known weaknesses is used, so the protection it appears to give does not hold.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-29129 is recorded against 2 packages.

• io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (fixed in 10.1.53-root.io.1781516533)
• org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (fixed in 10.1.53-aikido.1781516533)

Timeline and source

Published on 9 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-41293 (9.5 Critical, published 19 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-43515 (9.5 Critical, published 19 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-24880 (8.0 High, published 19 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-24734 (8.0 High, published 19 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-43512 (9.5 Critical, published 19 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-49124 (5.0 Medium, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-46589 (8.0 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-55754 (2.0 Low, published 3 Aug 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm) in other software:

• CVE-2026-11481 (2.5 Low, published 18 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-66407 (8.1 High, published 10 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-8470 (7.4 High, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-56609 (4.8 Medium, published 3 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-67336 (8.7 High, published 1 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-10813 (3.6 Low, published 23 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-10766 (3.6 Low, published 23 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-10812 (3.6 Low, published 23 Jul 2026)

CVE-2026-29129 on other distributions

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

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