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CVE-2025-49124

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

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: June 16, 2025 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTomcat

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Tomcat· Apache
95%
10.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.1.4110.1.0 ≤ v < 10.1.4211.0.0 ≤ v < 11.0.811.0.0-M1 ≤ v ≤ 11.0.77.0.95 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.1098.5.44 ≤ v ≤ 8.5.1009.0.23 ≤ v ≤ 9.0.1059.0.23 ≤ v < 9.0.10610.1.011.0.0-M17.0.958.5.449.0.23
Affected range stops below 10.1.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.106, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.0.0-M1 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor AdvisoryMailing List
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/3

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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