Buffer over-read vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native during the TLS handshake permits a malicious user to trigger a DoS via a JVM crash.



This issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.15, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.8. Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.9 or 2.0.16, which fix the issue.

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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Buffer over-read vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native during the TLS handshake permits a malicious user to trigger a DoS via a JVM crash. This issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.15, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.8. Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.9 or 2.0.16, which fix the issue.
Title Apache Tomcat Native: DoS via TLS handshake
Weaknesses CWE-126
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T15:29:11.463Z

Reserved: 2026-09-06T09:21:33.313Z

Link: CVE-2026-86243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T15:29:07.243Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T13:17:30.993

Modified: 2026-09-23T16:16:46.277

Link: CVE-2026-86243

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Updated: 2026-09-23T15:36:47Z

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