CVE-2025-49124 (GCVE-0-2025-49124)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-16 14:22 – Updated: 2025-10-29 14:25
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Title
Apache Tomcat: exe side-loading via icalcs.exe in Tomcat installer for Windows
Summary
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.
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CWE
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.7 (semver)
Affected: 10.1.0 , ≤ 10.1.41 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.23 , ≤ 9.0.105 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.44 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver)
Affected: 7.0.95 , ≤ 7.0.109 (semver)
Unknown: 10.0.0-M1 , ≤ 10.0.27 (semver)
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Credits
T. Doğa Gelişli https://linkedin.com/in/tdogagelisli/
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