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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat — versions 11.0.0-M1, 10.1.0, 9.0.23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv (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.