Apache Tomcat installer for Windows has an untrusted search path vulnerability
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.
01
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-49124US | — | — | ||
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.
T… | ||||
02
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3WEB
- https://github.com/apache/tomcatPACKAGE
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/28726cc2e63bed68771f5eb0f65a78dc7080571823WEB
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c56456cda8151c9504dfb7985700824559d769a7WEB
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/e0e07812224d327a321babb554f5a5758d30cc49WEB
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzvWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49124ADVISORY
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.42WEB
scry
Advisories like this name the exposed products attackers go after on your perimeter. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan