Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2025 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2025-46701Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass for CGI scripts
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Apache Tomcat from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:68677 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6120-1 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6120-1 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.52-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat10 | 10.1.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat11 | 11.0.15-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6121-1 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat11 | 11.0.15-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat11 | 11.0.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | no fix listed | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 11.0.7 | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 10.1.41 | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 9.0.105 | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | no fix listed | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 9.0.105 | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 10.1.41 | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 11.0.7 | GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | tomcat | 1:10.1.49-1.el10_2.1 | RLSA-2026:18537 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tomcat11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46701 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tomcat11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46701 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.610.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.409.0.0.M1 – through 9.0.1048.5.0 – through 8.5.100 |
Weakness: CWE-178 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L