Apache Tomcat Native: Client certificate requirements can be down-graded
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Race condition within a thread vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native allowed client certificate verification requirements to be down-graded for some configurations. This issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.15, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.8. Unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.16 or 1.3.9, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:93618 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.3 release and security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 10 jws7-mod_cluster-2.1.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10jws, jws7-mod_cluster-tomcat-2.1.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el10jws, jws7-tomcat-11.0.21-10.redhat_00010.1.el10jws +10
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8 jws7-mod_cluster-2.1.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8jws, jws7-mod_cluster-tomcat-2.1.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8jws, jws7-tomcat-11.0.21-10.redhat_00010.1.el8jws +10
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 9 jws7-mod_cluster-2.1.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9jws, jws7-mod_cluster-tomcat-2.1.1-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9jws, jws7-tomcat-11.0.21-10.redhat_00010.1.el9jws +10
- RHSA-2026:93622 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.3 release and security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93618 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93618 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93618 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93622 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhrw-x5gg-jjqw
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93622 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93618 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 10, Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8, Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 9 +1 · Red Hat
References
More Apache Tomcat Native vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-59033 Apache Tomcat Native: Insecure OpenSSL options enabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-23283 Apache Tomcat, Apache Tomcat Native: OCSP checks sometimes soft-fail even when soft-fail is disabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-59030 Apache Tomcat Native: DoS via TLS handshake CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-05797 Improper certificate validation in Apache Tomcat Native CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2018-05796 Improper certificate validation in Apache Tomcat Native CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-19939 Apache Tomcat Native, Apache Tomcat: OCSP revocation bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-86247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jhrw-x5gg-jjqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-86247 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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