Path Traversal in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2025-55752
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it was decoded. This introduced the possibility that, for rewrite rules that r…
EPSS: 0.003 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 9.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat — versions 11.0.0-M1, 10.1.0-M1, 9.0.0.M11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mitigation, Third Party Advisory)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-55752?
- CVE-2025-55752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-55752?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-55752 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.