---
id: "CVE-2026-111263"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-111263"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111263"]
title: "Apache TomEE: EJB web service authentication skipped inside existing web apps"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ejb", "java", "jax-ws", "runtime", "tomee", "web-services"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-in-web-xml", "ejb-method-permissions", "no-jax-ws-endpoint"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T15:17:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T15:22:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T15:22:59+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111263", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T15:22:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Apache TomEE: EJB web service authentication skipped inside existing web apps

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-111263 (this .md is for agents)

TomEE does not enforce authentication configured for an EJB JAX-WS endpoint when that endpoint is published inside an existing web application. A remote unauthenticated attacker can call the web service operations unless the application adds its own web.xml security constraints or EJB method permissions.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Look for EJB JAX-WS endpoints declared in TomEE deployment descriptors (`openejb-jar.xml` or `ejb-jar.xml`) that require authentication, deployed inside a web application
- Check the TomEE version with `catalina.sh version` or the TomEE startup log
- Check whether the application's `web.xml` has security constraints covering the endpoint path, or whether EJB method permissions are set

## Fix

- Apache TomEE: upgrade to `10.3.0` or `11.0.0-M2`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T15:22:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111263

## From the sources

Authentication configured for an EJB JAX-WS endpoint in the TomEE deployment descriptor is not enforced when the endpoint is published within an existing web application. A remote unauthenticated attacker can invoke the web service operations, unless the application protects the endpoint with its own web.xml security constraints or EJB method permissions. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.

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