Advisory severityCritical9.8Apache Software Foundation

Critical [CVE-2026-34500 +1] CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

This critical-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-86248 and CVE-2026-34500 affecting Apache Tomcat.

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CVE-2026-86248 Source published Sep 23, 2026Source updated Sep 23, 2026

VulniPulse record published Sep 23, 2026Record updated Sep 23, 2026

CVE-2026-34500 CVE-2026-86248

Affected products & platforms

Apache Software FoundationTomcat

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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.

Affected versions

11.0.0-M14 through 11.0.25
10.1.22 through 10.1.59
9.0.92 through 9.0.121.
through 9.0.121

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

11.0.26
10.1.60
9.0.122

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source

Sources

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Official resources

Apache Tomcat security bulletins (per major version) (target: 11.0.26 / 10.1.60 / 9.0.122)
Official documentation
This advisory names 11.0.26 / 10.1.60 / 9.0.122 as the first fixed releases — official upgrade documentation for Apache Tomcat security bulletins (per major version).
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