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Widely deployed Tomcat/web server; auth bypass could enable unauthorized access across apps.

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CVE-2026-29145

9.1
Critical
EPSS 0.71%Patch availableApr 11, 2026

Authentication bypass in Tomcat client_cert when soft fail is disabled.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-29145 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-29145 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-29145?

CVE-2026-29145 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-29145?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-29145. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-29145 affect?

CVE-2026-29145 affects Apache Tomcat 9.0.83–9.0.115, Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M7–10.1.52, Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1–11.0.18, Tomcat Native 1.1.23–1.1.34, and 3 further products or versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-29145?

Upgrade Tomcat to 11.0.20+/10.1.53+/9.0.116 and Native to 1.3.7+/2.0.14

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Apache Tomcat 9.0.83–9.0.115Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M7–10.1.52Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1–11.0.18Tomcat Native 1.1.23–1.1.34Tomcat Native 1.2.0–1.2.39Tomcat Native 1.3.0–1.3.6Tomcat Native 2.0.0–2.0.13
impact

Bypasses client-cert authentication, enabling unauthorized access to protected web apps.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
  • affected>= 11.0.0-M1 and <= 11.0.18
  • affected>= 10.1.0-M7 and <= 10.1.52
  • affected>= 9.0.83 and <= 9.0.115
vendor says fixed in<= 8.5.100
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Native
  • affected>= 1.1.23 and <= 1.1.34
  • affected>= 1.2.0 and <= 1.2.39
  • affected>= 1.3.0 and <= 1.3.6
  • affected>= 2.0.0 and <= 2.0.13

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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