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CVE-2025-49124

Apache Tomcat: exe side-loading via icalcs.exe in Tomcat installer for Windows

Published: Jun 16, 2025Updated: Oct 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-426
NVD MITRE
8.4CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected Products

tomcatapache
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMavenOSS Libraries
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMavenOSS Libraries
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMavenOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3
openwall.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49124
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Jun 16, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 29, 2025

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