CVE-2025-49124
Published:June 16, 2025
Updated:June 18, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/tomcat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0 <11.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.8https://github.com/apache/tomcat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.1 <10.1.42Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.42https://github.com/apache/tomcat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.24 <9.0.106Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.106org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.0 <10.1.42Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.42org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.0 <10.1.42Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.42org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.8org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.24 <9.0.106Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.106org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.24 <9.0.106Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.106org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.8Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
UNREPORTED
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Untrusted Search Path
EPSS
Base Score:
0.35