Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Bypass of rules in Rewrite Valve (CVE-2025-31651) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Denial of service (CVE-2025-61795) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal via rewrite with possible RCE (CVE-2025-55752) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:23051) for Apache Tomcat in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 EUS. The update fixes three vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-31651, which allows bypassing rules in the Rewrite Valve; CVE-2025-61795, a denial of service vulnerability in tomcat-catalina; and CVE-2025-55752, a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite that may lead to remote code execution. The advisory provides updated tomcat packages (version 10.1.36-1.el10_0.3) for multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as Important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, cause denial of service conditions, or perform directory traversal attacks potentially leading to remote code execution on affected systems running vulnerable versions of Apache Tomcat. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated tomcat packages (version 10.1.36-1.el10_0.3) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support should apply the provided security update promptly. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Description
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Bypass of rules in Rewrite Valve (CVE-2025-31651) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Denial of service (CVE-2025-61795) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal via rewrite with possible RCE (CVE-2025-55752) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:23051) for Apache Tomcat in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 EUS. The update fixes three vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-31651, which allows bypassing rules in the Rewrite Valve; CVE-2025-61795, a denial of service vulnerability in tomcat-catalina; and CVE-2025-55752, a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite that may lead to remote code execution. The advisory provides updated tomcat packages (version 10.1.36-1.el10_0.3) for multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as Important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, cause denial of service conditions, or perform directory traversal attacks potentially leading to remote code execution on affected systems running vulnerable versions of Apache Tomcat. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated tomcat packages (version 10.1.36-1.el10_0.3) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support should apply the provided security update promptly. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23051
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752","CVE-2025-61795"]
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f0aa
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 09:09:13 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:22:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 67
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