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CVE-2026-29145

Apache Tomcat, Apache Tomcat Native: OCSP checks sometimes soft-fail even when soft-fail is disabled

Published: Apr 9, 2026Updated: Apr 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287
NVD MITRE
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 53.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АЛЬТ СП 10АО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Jboss Web ServerRed Hat Inc.
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
TomcatApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ао «ивк»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka ivk
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
and 5 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/23
openwall.com
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
github.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread/yz5fxmhd2j43wgqykssdo7kltws57jfz
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 9, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 14, 2026
News mentions
1

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