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 as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS. CVE-2025-31651 is a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve, and CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite that may allow remote code execution. Red Hat has issued updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_4.7) to address these vulnerabilities. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23047 and provides multiple updated RPM packages for various architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the impact is rated as Important.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow bypassing of rewrite rules, potentially altering request handling. CVE-2025-55752 could allow directory traversal attacks via rewrite rules, possibly leading to remote code execution. These vulnerabilities could compromise the security of affected Tomcat servers, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages to fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply the provided Tomcat updates (version 9.0.87-1.el9_4.7) as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23047 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches fully mitigates the vulnerabilities.
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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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS. CVE-2025-31651 is a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve, and CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via rewrite that may allow remote code execution. Red Hat has issued updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_4.7) to address these vulnerabilities. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23047 and provides multiple updated RPM packages for various architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the impact is rated as Important.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow bypassing of rewrite rules, potentially altering request handling. CVE-2025-55752 could allow directory traversal attacks via rewrite rules, possibly leading to remote code execution. These vulnerabilities could compromise the security of affected Tomcat servers, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages to fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply the provided Tomcat updates (version 9.0.87-1.el9_4.7) as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23047 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches fully mitigates the vulnerabilities.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23047
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752"]
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f4c6
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 09:09:13 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:22:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 118
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