CVE-2025-46701
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 2.93% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-178
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xhqqk9w5q45srcdqhogdk04lhdscv30jMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.