What is CVE-2025-49124?

CVE-2025-49124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-49124?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-49124 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2025-49124

Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Apache Tomcat installer for Windows. During installation, the Tomcat installer for Windows used icacls.exe without specifying a full path. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.23 through 9.0.105. 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 and 7.0.95 through 7.0.109. Other EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Tomcat
Apache Software Foundation Tomcat — versions 11.0.0-M1, 10.1.0, 9.0.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49124?: CVE-2025-49124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-49124?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49124 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.