Description
the Undertow AJP listener honours forged ssl_cert and is_ssl AJP attributes without requiring any shared-secret authentication. This enables an unauthenticated attacker with direct TCP access to port 8009 to bypass CLIENT-CERT authentication by injecting a forged X.509 certificate via the AJP protocol.
References8
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53806
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70228
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70229
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70230
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70277
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15554
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480601
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.4
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 42 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-295
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