CVE-2026-34486
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CVE-2026-34486 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability in Apache Tomcat due to the fix for CVE-2026-29146 allowing the bypass of the EncryptInterceptor. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: 11.0.20, 10.1.53, 9.0.116. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.21, 10.1.54 or 9.0.117, which fix the issue.. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 81.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability in Apache Tomcat due to the fix for CVE-2026-29146 allowing the bypass of the EncryptInterceptor. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: 11.0.20, 10.1.53, 9.0.116. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.21, 10.1.54 or 9.0.117, which fix the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | 9.0.116 |
| Apache | Tomcat | 10.1.53 |
| Apache | Tomcat | 11.0.20 |
| Redhat | Jboss Web Server | 7.0.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 10.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Els | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 10.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Tus | 8.8 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions | 8.8 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions | 9.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions | 9.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions | 9.6 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/9510k5p5zdvt9pkkgtyp85mvwxo2qrlyMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-34486-mitigation-script-rce-on-apache-tomcatMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36787Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36788Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36789Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36790Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36876Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36877Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36878Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36879Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37136Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37137Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38505Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39188Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39189Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34486Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457027Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-34486.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://socradar.io/blog/snowlight-government-chinese-campaign/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-34486US Government Resource
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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