CVE-2025-49124
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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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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