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CVE-2021-43980

Apache Tomcat: Information disclosure

Published: Sep 28, 2022Updated: May 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-362
3.7LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Apache Tomcat Race Condition vulnerability

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
tomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache TomcatOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43980
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/170e0f792bd18ff031677890ba2fe50eb7a376c1
github.com
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/17f177eeb7df5938f67ef9ea580411b120195f13
github.com
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