CVE-2026-74048

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 63/100
Published: 2026-10-20 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

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.

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M14

Bug Bounty Relevance

63 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.23%
Raw Score 0.002290
Percentile 13.7%
Date 2026-10-29

Intelligence Sources

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