🛡️ CVE-2026-32990 on Maven (Root.io) — tomcat-embed-core

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-32990 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. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-32990 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-32990 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-2025-61795 (2.0 Low, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-24813 (9.5 Critical, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-29145 (5.0 Medium, published 3 Aug 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-20: Improper Input Validation) in other software:

• CVE-2022-29192 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-1517 (published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29213 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29191 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29212 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29211 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29207 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29201 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)

CVE-2026-32990 on other distributions

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

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