Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2025· Updated Oct 29, 2025
Apache Tomcat: exe side-loading via icalcs.exe in Tomcat installer for Windows
CVE-2025-49124
Description
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
Affected products
5- osv-coords4 versionspkg:bitnami/tomcatpkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-corepkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcatpkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina
>= 9.0.23, < 9.0.107+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 9.0.23, < 9.0.107
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatv5Range: 11.0.0-M1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- github.com/advisories/GHSA-42wg-hm62-jcwgghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzvghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49124ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/28726cc2e63bed68771f5eb0f65a78dc7080571823ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c56456cda8151c9504dfb7985700824559d769a7ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/e0e07812224d327a321babb554f5a5758d30cc49ghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-10.htmlghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-11.htmlghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.htmlghsaWEB
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