How many CVEs have patched processAuthenticationChallenge?

1 published CVEs changed processAuthenticationChallenge in apache/tomcat, in 3 distinct patches totalling 14 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed processAuthenticationChallenge?

CVE-2026-42498 (Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure), published 2026-05-12, changed lines 486 to 521 of java/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java.

How does processAuthenticationChallenge compare to the rest of apache/tomcat?

apache/tomcat has 135 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed processAuthenticationChallenge.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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processAuthenticationChallenge in apache/tomcat: Patched by 1 CVEs

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processAuthenticationChallenge

Name: processAuthenticationChallenge in apache/tomcat: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

java/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java

Last patched May 12, 2026

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Overview

processAuthenticationChallenge in apache/tomcat was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 3 distinct patches that added or removed 14 lines in total.

apache/tomcat has 135 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 1% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed processAuthenticationChallenge, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure
CVE-2026-42498 · lines 486–521 · +7 −7 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 7.3
EPSS 0.6%2026-05-12

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1connectToServerRecursivejava/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java2 CVEs · 5 patches2018 to 2026
2backgroundProcessjava/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java1 CVEs · 4 patches2024
3synchronizedjava/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java1 CVEs · 4 patches2024
4containsKeyjava/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java1 CVEs · 3 patches2026
5createSSLEnginejava/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java1 CVEs · 2 patches2018

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to processAuthenticationChallenge.

How many CVEs have patched processAuthenticationChallenge?: 1 published CVEs changed processAuthenticationChallenge in apache/tomcat, in 3 distinct patches totalling 14 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed processAuthenticationChallenge?: CVE-2026-42498 (Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure), published 2026-05-12, changed lines 486 to 521 of java/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java.
How does processAuthenticationChallenge compare to the rest of apache/tomcat?: apache/tomcat has 135 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed processAuthenticationChallenge.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

java/org/apache/tomcat/websocket/WsWebSocketContainer.java on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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