7.3
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-57915
Apache Kerby: Kerberos Pre-Authentication Bypass
Description

It is possible to bypass the Kerberos pre-authentication check in Apache Kerby by sending a PA-DATA with an unrecognized or unsupported type. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

June 26, 2026, 1:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 15, 2026, 1:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-57915 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache kerby
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Solution
Upgrade Apache Kerby to version 2.1.2 to resolve pre-authentication bypass.
  • Upgrade Apache Kerby to version 2.1.2.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-57915 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

    Jul. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_clients:2023'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AMQ Clients', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'streams for Apache Kafka 2', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'streams for Apache Kafka 3', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_clients:2023'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AMQ Clients', 'packageName': 'kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'packageName': 'kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'packageName': 'kerb-server-api-all', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'packageName': 'kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'packageName': 'kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'packageName': 'kerb-server-api-all', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'streams for Apache Kafka 2', 'packageName': 'kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'streams for Apache Kafka 3', 'packageName': 'kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
  • CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

    Jun. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_clients:2023'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AMQ Clients', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'streams for Apache Kafka 2', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_streams:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'streams for Apache Kafka 3', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-358
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57915
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2493407
    Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-57915.json
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Jun. 26, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/8
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 26, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-57915', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-26T14:38:18.962338Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Apache Software Foundation', 'product': 'Apache Kerby', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.1.2', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'packageName': 'org.apache.kerby:kerb-server', 'collectionURL': 'https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description It is possible to bypass the Kerberos pre-authentication check in Apache Kerby by sending a PA-DATA with an unrecognized or unsupported type. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
    Added CWE CWE-304
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/1y3glgh3kzwoxo5m2lq504cjlh1dsrfh
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.