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CVE-2026-34500
CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled and FFM is used in Apache Tomcat.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M14 through 11.0.20, from 10.1.22 through 10.1.53, from 9.0.92 through 9.0.116.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.21, 10.1.54 or 9.0.117, which fixes the issue.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-287","description":"CWE-287 Improper Authentication","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/adp/1/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Apache Tomcat","vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"11.0.20","status":"affected","version":"11.0.0-M14","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"10.1.53","status":"affected","version":"10.1.22","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"9.0.116","status":"affected","version":"9.0.92","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/adp/1/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-287","description":"CWE-287 Improper Authentication","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/adp/1/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/29"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/7rcl4zdxryc8hy3htyfyxkbqpxjtfdl2"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0e6e4c3ad88d50effa9c13bf6190460972dc82da69c3a97d8eeed41a9ebb97d1 · sha256:d519669f43911b19… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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