CVE-2025-49124

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-06-16 15:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 09:30 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2025-06-16 15:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 09:30 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-426

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Apache Tomcat < 9.0.106
• Apache Tomcat < 10.1.42
• Apache Tomcat < 11.0.8

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.4

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High