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CVE-2025-46701

Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass for CGI scripts

Published: May 29, 2025Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-178
NVD MITRE
7.3CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache Tomcat - CGI security constraint bypass

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-178

Affected Products

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMavenOSS Libraries
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMavenOSS Libraries
Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
and 8 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46701
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0f01966eb60015d975525019e12a087f05ebf01a
github.com
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/238d2aa54b99f91d1111467e2237d2244c64e558
github.com
and 17 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 29, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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