Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-59084

Apache Tomcat 7.0.100 – 7.0.109

Published
14 July 2026
Modified
14 July 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0051 41th percentile
Risk Priority 67 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-59084 is a critical-severity Insufficient Technical Documentation (CWE-1059) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 41th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-5 (System Documentation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Insufficient Technical Documentation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat since the requirements to securely configure the EncryptInterceptor were not clearly documented. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.23, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.56, from 9.0.13 through 9.0.119, from 8.5.38 through 8.5.100,…

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from 7.0.100 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.24, 10.1.57 or 9.0.120 which fix the issue.

CWE(s)
CWE-1059

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Affected Assets

apache
tomcat
7.0.100 — 7.0.109 · 8.5.38 — 8.5.100 · 9.0.13 — 9.0.119

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V2.3.2
  • V13.2.6
  • V13.3.4
  • V15.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-5 System Documentation good match

SA-5 directly requires obtaining or developing the precise technical and administrator documentation whose absence defines CWE-1059.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

ID.AM-08 partial match
prevents

Life-cycle management can indirectly encourage documentation as part of cybersecurity integration, but addresses only one narrow facet of the broad documentation weakness and removes essentially none of its total risk.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.37 Documented operating procedures full match
degrades

Documented operating procedures directly require the technical documentation whose absence is CWE-1059.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles mostly match
prevents

Secure architecture principles require documented engineering decisions and component descriptions.

A.8.32 Change management mostly match
prevents

Change-management procedures rely on up-to-date technical documentation to assess impact.

A.5.8 Information security in project management partial match
degrades

Project-management security practices include producing design and operational documentation.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates artefacts such as architecture and interface documentation.

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