GHSA-95jq-rwvf-vjx4
Apache Tomcat: CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote-ffm | >= 9.0.83, < 9.0.116 | 9.0.116 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote-ffm | >= 10.1.0-M7, < 10.1.53 | 10.1.53 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote-ffm | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20 | 11.0.20 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 9.0.83, < 9.0.116 | 9.0.116 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 10.1.0-M7, < 10.1.53 | 10.1.53 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20 | 11.0.20 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- 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://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/yz5fxmhd2j43wgqykssdo7kltws57jfz
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/23