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: 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
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2025-31651 involves a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve component, potentially allowing unintended request handling. CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite functionality that could lead to remote code execution. Red Hat has issued updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-6.el9_7.1) to fix these issues. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23049 and provides detailed package updates for multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the impact is rated Important.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, potentially leading to unauthorized request processing. CVE-2025-55752 could allow directory traversal attacks via rewrite rules, with the possibility of remote code execution, posing a significant risk to affected systems. These vulnerabilities affect Apache Tomcat installations on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across multiple architectures.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for Apache Tomcat as provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (e.g., tomcat-9.0.87-6.el9_7.1) following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will mitigate the described vulnerabilities. No additional mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the 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: 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
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2025-31651 involves a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve component, potentially allowing unintended request handling. CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite functionality that could lead to remote code execution. Red Hat has issued updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-6.el9_7.1) to fix these issues. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23049 and provides detailed package updates for multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the impact is rated Important.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, potentially leading to unauthorized request processing. CVE-2025-55752 could allow directory traversal attacks via rewrite rules, with the possibility of remote code execution, posing a significant risk to affected systems. These vulnerabilities affect Apache Tomcat installations on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across multiple architectures.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for Apache Tomcat as provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (e.g., tomcat-9.0.87-6.el9_7.1) following Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will mitigate the described vulnerabilities. No additional mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the 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-2025:23049
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752"]
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f4b8
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 09:09:13 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:22:24 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 119
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