CVE-2026-74048

Public on 2026-10-20
Modified on 2026-10-22
Description
Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. If the OpenSSLLifecycleListener is configured to use FIPS mode but FIPS activation fails, Tomcat logs and error but continues to use JSSE in non-FIPS mode with the provided configuration.



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M14 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.22 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.92 through 9.0.122.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Tomcat9 Extra tomcat Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core tomcat Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat10 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview tomcat10 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat11 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat9 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview tomcat9 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N