critical9.1
CVE-2026-29145
CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, Apache Tomcat Native.
Impact
CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, Apache Tomcat Native. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.1.0-M7 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.83 through 9.0.115; Apache Tomcat Native: from 1.1.23 through 1.1.34, from 1.2.0 through 1.2.39, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.6, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.13. Users are recommended to upgrade to version Tomcat Native 1.3.7 or 2.0.14 and Tomcat 11.0.20, 10.1.53 and 9.0.116, which fix the issue.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 9.0.83, < 9.0.116 | 9.0.116 |
| maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote-ffm | >= 9.0.83, < 9.0.116 | 9.0.116 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | from 9.0.83 before 9.0.116 from 10.1.1 before 10.1.53 from 11.0.0 before 11.0.20 Version 10.1.0 |
| Apache | Tomcat Native | from 1.1.23 before 1.3.7 from 2.0.0 before 2.0.14 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/yz5fxmhd2j43wgqykssdo7kltws57jfz
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/23
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-95jq-rwvf-vjx4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29145
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/721591f7bff424c693f26adc18ae9b9abac3655b
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/d1406df5ae0326f39f54c3f64ac30d8fca55cd5b
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fe26667cd2385045ac73f4dea086cc9971209b90
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.53
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.20
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.116