# CVE-2026-86248: Apache Tomcat: Fix for CVE-2026-34500 was incomplete. OCSP checks sometimes soft-fail with FFM even when soft-fail is disabled

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-23 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M14, through 11.0.25; from 10.1.22, through 10.1.59; from 9.0.92, through 9.0.121

## Description

CLIENT_CERT authentication does not fail as expected for some scenarios when soft fail is disabled vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M14 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.22 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.92 through 9.0.121. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/nmkmjp9l53y8h3oc4n8fc0bkw9dv15sk

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