Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2026 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2025-66614Apache Tomcat: Client certificate verification bypass due to virtual host mapping
High 7.6
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in Apache Tomcat from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.14, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.49, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.112. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Older EOL versions are not affected. Tomcat did not validate that the host name provided via the SNI extension was the same as the host name provided in the HTTP host header field. If Tomcat was configured with more than one virtual host and the TLS configuration for one of those hosts did not require client certificate authentication but another one did, it was possible for a client to bypass the client certificate authentication by sending different host names in the SNI extension and the HTTP host header field. The vulnerability only applies if client certificate authentication is only enforced at the Connector. It does not apply if client certificate authentication is enforced at the web application. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.15 or later, 10.1.50 or later or 9.0.113 or later, which fix the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.117-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:26323 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9 | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9 | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-lib | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-lib | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-webapps | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25341 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-webapps | 1:9.0.117-2.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:36790 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6120-1 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6120-1 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat11 | 11.0.15-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6121-1 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat11 | 11.0.15-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat11 | 11.0.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 9.0.113 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 11.0.15 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 10.1.50 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | no fix listed | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | no fix listed | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 9.0.113 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 10.1.50 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 11.0.15 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | no fix listed | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 9.0.113 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 10.1.50 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 11.0.15 | GHSA-fpj8-gq4v-p354 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | tomcat9 | 1:9.0.117-1.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:25341 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tomcat10 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tomcat10 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tomcat10 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tomcat11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tomcat9 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66614 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tomcat9 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66614 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.1410.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.499.0.0-M1 – through 9.0.1128.5.0 – through 8.5.100 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/vw6lxtlh2qbqwpb61wd3sv1flm2nttw7 vendor-advisory