Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.
Tomcat did not escape ANSI escape sequences in log messages. If Tomcat was running in a console on a Windows operating system, and the console supported ANSI escape sequences, it was possible for an attacker to use a specially crafted URL to inject ANSI escape sequences to manipulate the console and the clipboard and attempt to trick an administrator into running an attacker controlled command. While no attack vector was found, it may have been possible to mount this attack on other operating systems.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.44, from 9.0.40 through 9.0.108.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.60 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.11 or later, 10.1.45 or later or 9.0.109 or later, which fix the issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 11.0.11Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 10.1.45Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 9.0.109 | Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat10Upgrade tomcat9Upgrade tomcat11 | Oct 29, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | — | Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade tomcat9-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-el-3.0-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-selinuxUpgrade tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade tomcat9-el-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat9-docs-webappUpgrade jws6-tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade tomcat9Upgrade jws6-tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat9-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade tomcat9-libUpgrade tomcat9-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat9-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade jws6-tomcat-libUpgrade tomcatUpgrade jws6-tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade jws6-tomcatNo solution existsUpgrade jws6-tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | Mar 9, 2026 | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcat11-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat10-jsp-3_1-apiUpgrade tomcat10-webappsUpgrade tomcat11-docUpgrade tomcat11-jsp-4_0-apiUpgrade tomcat11-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat10-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat10-libUpgrade tomcat10-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat10-jsvcUpgrade tomcat10Upgrade tomcat11-libUpgrade tomcat10-docUpgrade tomcat11-el-6_0-apiUpgrade tomcat10-el-5_0-apiUpgrade tomcat10-servlet-6_0-apiUpgrade tomcat11-embedUpgrade tomcat11Upgrade tomcat10-embedUpgrade tomcat11-jsvcUpgrade tomcat11-webappsUpgrade tomcat11-servlet-6_1-api | Dec 5, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 |
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