CVE-2025-46701 | Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass for CGI scripts

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.

Published: 2025-05-29 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-46701 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-46701

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 0.18% 0.13% -0.05%
2 2026-05-28 0.13% 0.18% +0.05%
3 2026-03-25 — 0.13% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-46701

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 3.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-46701

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-46701

GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat - CGI security constraint bypass

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-46701

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-46701 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat11, tomcat9), 12 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 12. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46701
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46701
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46701/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-46701 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat11, tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8, tomcat9), 46 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 21, ignored 11, not-affected 5, released 5, needed 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-46701

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-46701

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.105 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.41 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-46701

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