Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.2 Addresses Eleven Tomcat Vulnerabilities
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Red Hat published RHSA-2026:76952 for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, 9, and 10. Inventory the exact affected scope, apply Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.2 with jws7-tomcat 11.0.21-7.redhat_00006.1 for the matching RHEL branch, validate dependent operations, and preserve change evidence.
Validate JBoss Web Server Scope And Apply The Supported Fix
What to do now: Inventory Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, 9, and 10, match versions and enabled features to the authority's scope, apply supported remediation, validate representative operations, and document exceptions.
Last verified: 2026-10-07 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, 9, and 10 |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:76952 |
| CVEs | CVE-2026-65182, CVE-2026-65183, CVE-2026-65637, CVE-2026-65905, CVE-2026-65927, CVE-2026-66299, CVE-2026-66422, CVE-2026-68525, CVE-2026-68569, CVE-2026-68763, CVE-2026-73180 |
| Authoritative release date | 2026-10-07 14:02:59 UTC |
| Authority revision date | 2026-10-07 14:10:03 UTC |
| Affected versions | The exact supported Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, 9, and 10 builds marked affected in the advisory product-status relationships. |
| Fixed version | Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.2 with jws7-tomcat 11.0.21-7.redhat_00006.1 for the matching RHEL branch |
| CVSS base score | 2.5 / 2.7 / 4.8 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 6.5 / 7.5 / 8.2 (CVSS v3.1) |
| CVSS severity | Low to High |
| Exploitation status | Not stated by the authority; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
What Changed
Red Hat published an authority-rated Important JBoss Web Server security update with branch-specific fixed content for the listed CVEs.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Locate Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, 9, and 10; record versions, enabled features, exposure paths, owners, dependencies, support channels, and maintenance groups.
- Establish applicability. Compare every deployment with the authority's affected statement: The exact supported Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, 9, and 10 builds marked affected in the advisory product-status relationships. Do not infer applicability from product family, CVSS, or Internet reachability alone.
- Remediate. Apply Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.2 with jws7-tomcat 11.0.21-7.redhat_00006.1 for the matching RHEL branch through the authority-supported channel and follow the current advisory.
- Validate. Confirm the resulting JBoss Web Server build or managed state, exercise representative services and recovery paths, monitor for regressions, and retain the result.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Follow the entitled Red Hat update channel and verify package or image relationships for the exact product branch. Preserve pre-change state, installation output, logs, validation evidence, and rollback decisions.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.
