Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. For a subset of unlikely rewrite rule configurations, it was possible for a specially crafted request to bypass some rewrite rules. If those rewrite rules effectively enforced security constraints, those constraints could be bypassed.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.5, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.39, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.102. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version [FIXED_VERSION], which fixes the issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-el-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-lib | May 30, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 10.1.40Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 11.0.6Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 9.0.104Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available version | Apr 29, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat10Upgrade tomcat11Upgrade tomcat9 | Apr 30, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat9-el-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat9-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat9-libUpgrade tomcat9-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat9-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade tomcat9-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat9-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade tomcat9 | Dec 12, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat9-libUpgrade tomcat9-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat9-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-javadocUpgrade pki-servlet-engineUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-libUpgrade jws6-tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade jws6-tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade tomcat9-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat9-el-3.0-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcatUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade tomcat9Upgrade jws6-tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-admin-webappsNo solution existsUpgrade tomcat9-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade jws6-tomcat-selinuxUpgrade tomcat9-webappsUpgrade pki-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-3.0-api | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcat-servlet-4_0-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat10-libUpgrade tomcat-embedUpgrade tomcat10-el-5_0-apiUpgrade tomcat10-jsp-3_1-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat10-servlet-6_0-apiUpgrade tomcat10-embedUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat10-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat10-docUpgrade tomcat10Upgrade tomcat10-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-el-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat10-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_3-apiUpgrade tomcat10-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-javadoc | Dec 5, 2025 | May 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libtomcat10-java (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade tomcat10 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade tomcat10Upgrade libtomcat10-java | Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
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