CVE-2020-13935
Description
The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56 and 7.0.27 to 7.0.104. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service.
Official description from the CVE record, published by apache. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org
Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.86608 (86.6% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA assessment as of Oct 8, 2026
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Affected products
Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.
Apache Tomcat
- affected: Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56, 7.0.27 to 7.0.104
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd48c72bd3255bda87564d4da37915…
- DSA-4727 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200722 [SECURITY] [DLA 2286-1] tomcat8 security update (lists.debian.org)mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1102 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1111 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- USN-4448-1 (usn.ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0003
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332
- USN-4596-1 (usn.ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-users] 20201118 Re: Strange crash-on-takeoff, Tomcat 7.0.104 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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