Severity: low
Affected versions:
- Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7
- Apache Tomcat 10.1.0 through 10.1.41
- Apache Tomcat 9.0.23 through 9.0.105
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.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106,
which fix the issue.
Credit:
T. Doğa Gelişli https://linkedin.com/in/tdogagelisli/ (finder)
References:
https://lists.apache.org/thread/lnow7tt2j6hb9kcpkggx32ht6o90vqzv
https://tomcat.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49124
