CVE-2025-49124
Last modified
CVE-2025-49124 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 |
| Apache | Tomcat | >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.8 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzvMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-49124?
How severe is CVE-2025-49124?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49124?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2025
- CVE-2025-49091KDE Konsole before 25.04.2 allows remote code execution in a…8.2
- CVE-2025-4910A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been …9.8
- CVE-2025-4911A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found…9.8
- CVE-2025-49112setDeferredReply in networking.c in Valkey through 8.1.1 has…3.1
- CVE-2025-49113Roundcube Webmail before 1.5.10 and 1.6.x before 1.6.11 allo…8.8
- CVE-2025-4912A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Student Res…9.1
- CVE-2025-49125Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vul…7.5
- CVE-2025-49126Visionatrix is an AI Media processing tool using ComfyUI. In…8.8
- CVE-2025-49127Kafbat UI is a web user interface for managing Apache Kafka …8.9
- CVE-2025-49128Jackson-core contains core low-level incremental ("streaming…4
- CVE-2025-4913A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Auto Taxi Stand Mana…9.8
- CVE-2025-49130Laravel Translation Manager is a package to manage Laravel t…6
Are you affected by CVE-2025-49124?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST