CVE-2025-49124
Apache Tomcat Windows Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability
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. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.
INFO
Published Date :
June 16, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 17, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
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CVE-2025-49124.
| URL | Resource |
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| https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3 |
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Cyber Security News
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Daily CyberSecurity
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-49124 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Jun. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue. Added CWE CWE-426 Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-49124
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