CVE-2025-46701
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46701
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46701.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18916
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | affected | | |
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 10.1.52-1~deb12u1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 10.1.46-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 10.1.46-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 10.1.52-1~deb13u1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 9.0.107-0+deb11u1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=9.0.0.M1,<9.0.105 | 9.0.105 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=10.1.0-M1,<10.1.41 | 10.1.41 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=11.0.0-M1,<11.0.7 | 11.0.7 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=9.0.0.M1,<9.0.105 | 9.0.105 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=10.1.0-M1,<10.1.41 | 10.1.41 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=11.0.0-M1,<11.0.7 | 11.0.7 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=8.5.0,<=8.5.100 | |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=8.5.0,<=8.5.100 | |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18916
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46701
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0f01966eb60015d975525019e12a087f05ebf01a
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/238d2aa54b99f91d1111467e2237d2244c64e558
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2c6800111e7d8d8d5403c07978ea9bff3db5a5a5
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/8cb95ff03221067c511b3fa66d4f745bc4b0a605
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/8df00018a252baa9497615d6420fb6c10466fa74
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/fab7247d2f0e3a29d5daef565f829f383e10e5e2
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xhqqk9w5q45srcdqhogdk04lhdscv30j
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.41
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.7
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.105
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/4
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46701.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46701
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.