CVE-2026-86248 (GCVE-0-2026-86248)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-23 11:29
Modified
2026-09-23 16:14
Severity ?
CWE
  • CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled
Summary
CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M14 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.22 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.92 through 9.0.121. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Version: 11.0.0-M14   ≤ 11.0.25
Version: 10.1.22   ≤ 10.1.59
Version: 9.0.92   ≤ 9.0.121
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