CVE-2025-49124

Apache Tomcat: exe side-loading via icalcs.exe in Tomcat installer for Windows

Severity Score

8.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: T. Doğa Gelişli https://linkedin.com/in/tdogagelisli/

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-06-02 CVE Reserved
2025-06-16 CVE Published
2025-06-17 CVE Updated
2025-07-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv	2025-06-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Tomcat Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat"				>= 11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.7 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat" and version " >= 11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.7"		en		Affected
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Tomcat Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat"				>= 10.1.0 <= 10.1.41 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat" and version " >= 10.1.0 <= 10.1.41"		en		Affected
Apache Software Foundation Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"		Apache Tomcat Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat"				>= 9.0.23 <= 9.0.105 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache Tomcat" and version " >= 9.0.23 <= 9.0.105"		en		Affected