CVE-2026-86248NVD

Vulnerability 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.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(9.8)

Published Date

Sep 23, 2026

Last Modified

Sep 23, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

Data Pending

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-287: Improper Authentication ↗

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.8 (CRITICAL)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

Patched Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

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