GHSA-42wg-hm62-jcwg
Apache Tomcat installer for Windows has an untrusted search path vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49124
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/28726cc2e63bed68771f5eb0f65a78dc7080571823
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c56456cda8151c9504dfb7985700824559d769a7
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/e0e07812224d327a321babb554f5a5758d30cc49
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.42
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.8
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.106
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3