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CVE-2025-55752

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the r

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it was decoded. This introduced the possibility that, for rewrite rules that rewrite query parameters to the URL, an attacker could manipulate the request URI to bypass security constraints including the protection for /WEB-INF/ and /META-INF/.

If PUT requests were also enabled then malicious files could be uploaded leading to remote code execution. PUT requests are normally limited to trusted users and it is considered unlikely that PUT requests would be enabled in conjunction with a rewrite that manipulated the URI. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.44, from 9.0.0.M11 through 9.0.108.

The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.6 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.11 or later, 10.1.45 or later or 9.0.109 or later, which fix the issue.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00274
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

6
apache tomcat>= 8.5.6 and <= 8.5.100
apache tomcat>= 9.0.1 and < 9.0.109
apache tomcat>= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.27
apache tomcat>= 10.1.0 and < 10.1.45
apache tomcat>= 11.0.0 and < 11.0.11
apache tomcatall versions

Affected Packages

3
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core HIGH fixed in 11.0.11
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat HIGH fixed in 11.0.11
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina HIGH fixed in 11.0.11

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

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1
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Oct 2025 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

30
cisa-aa-advisoriesicsa-26-134-10
siemens-csafSSA-032379
rhsaRHSA-2026:8334Important
rhsaRHSA-2026:6569Important
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20444-1
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References & Sources

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