CVE-2026-34500
Apache Tomcat: OCSP checks sometimes soft-fail with FFM even when soft-fail is disabled
MEDIUM 6.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.45 % · percentile 39 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-24j9-x2wg-9qv6 — Apache Tomcat: CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-21059
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-34500
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0958 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0933 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0500 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0418 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.0.92 < 9.0.117cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.1.22 < 10.1.54cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 11.0.1 < 11.0.21cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone15:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone16:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone17:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone18:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone19:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone20:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone21:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone22:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone23:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone24:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone25:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone26:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat | affected 11.0.0-M14 ≤ 11.0.20 ; affected 10.1.22 ≤ 10.1.53 ; affected 9.0.92 ≤ 9.0.116 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |