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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-49124

Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Apache Tomcat installer for Windows.

Published Jun 16, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Untrusted Search Path vulnerability

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-49124. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Untrusted Search Path vulnerability is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Untrusted Search Path vulnerability).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apache/tomcat

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe apache/tomcat< 10.1.42
  • cpe apache/tomcat< 11.0.8
  • cpe apache/tomcat< 9.0.106

How to fix CVE-2025-49124

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-49124. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Untrusted Search Path vulnerability is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 10.1.42, < 11.0.8, < 9.0.106. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Apache Tomcat securityWindows security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 16, 2025 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    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

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-49124

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2025-49124

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • urlscan.ioThreat intelligenceCVE-2025-49124
    urlscan.io

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • urlscan.ioNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026