Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [9.0.92,9.0.123)[10.1.22,10.1.61)[11.0.0-M14,11.0.27)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-21707531
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed20 Oct 2026
  • credit0xCc.zhang

Introduced: 20 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-74048  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-636  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core to version 9.0.123, 10.1.61, 11.0.27 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core is a Core Tomcat implementation.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') due to the OpenSSLLifecycleListener process. An attacker can cause the application to operate in a less secure mode by triggering a failure in FIPS activation, resulting in the system continuing to run with JSSE in non-FIPS mode without proper enforcement of FIPS requirements.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1