Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 8. The first (CVE-2025-31651) involves a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve component. The second (CVE-2025-55752) involves a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite rules that could potentially lead to remote code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated Tomcat packages to address these issues.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security has published an advisory (RHSA-2025:23045) addressing two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. CVE-2025-31651 is a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve, and CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite rules that may allow remote code execution. The advisory provides updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el8_8.8) that fix these issues. The vulnerabilities are rated with an Important security impact by Red Hat. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, potentially altering request handling. 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 the security and integrity of web applications running on Apache Tomcat within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el8_8.8) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services should apply these official patches promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 8. The first (CVE-2025-31651) involves a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve component. The second (CVE-2025-55752) involves a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite rules that could potentially lead to remote code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated Tomcat packages to address these issues.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security has published an advisory (RHSA-2025:23045) addressing two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. CVE-2025-31651 is a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve, and CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite rules that may allow remote code execution. The advisory provides updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el8_8.8) that fix these issues. The vulnerabilities are rated with an Important security impact by Red Hat. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, potentially altering request handling. 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 the security and integrity of web applications running on Apache Tomcat within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el8_8.8) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services should apply these official patches promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified 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-2025:23045
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f4d4
Added to database: 6/10/2026, 9:09:13 AM
Last enriched: 6/10/2026, 9:11:24 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 10:16:06 AM
Views: 4
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