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CVE-2025-66614

9.1 · CRITICAL

Improper Input Validation vulnerability.

Published Feb 17, 2026CWE-20EPSS 0.27%

Overview

CVE-2025-66614 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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 we

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-66614?

CVE-2025-66614 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-66614?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-66614?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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