CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-1938

Apache Tomcat Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Apache · Tomcat

Vulnerability details

Apache Tomcat treats Apache JServ Protocol (AJP) connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be exploited.

Added to CISA KEV: 2022-03-03

Ransomware campaign use: Unknown

CISA due date: 2022-03-17

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.

Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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