Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2024-50379

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability during JSP compilation in Apache Tomcat permits an RCE on case insensitive file systems when the default servlet is enabled for write (non-default configuration). This issue…

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.443 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50379?
CVE-2024-50379 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-50379?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-50379 known to be exploited?
59 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.