Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2026-86248
Published: September 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151840
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-86248
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass client certificate authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation in CLIENT_CERT authentication when validating OCSP status with OCSP soft fail disabled. A remote attacker can present a certificate in affected scenarios to bypass client certificate authentication.
The issue occurs in some scenarios when OCSP soft fail is disabled.
Affected software
Apache Tomcat
How to mitigate CVE-2026-86248
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 9.0.122, 10.1.60, 11.0.26