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
The advisory covers two security issues in Apache Tomcat's Rewrite Valve. CVE-2025-31651 allows bypassing of rewrite rules, potentially undermining intended access controls. CVE-2025-55752 involves a directory traversal vulnerability via the rewrite mechanism, which may enable remote code execution. Both vulnerabilities are addressed in updated Tomcat packages provided by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related distributions. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2362782 and BZ-2406591 for the respective CVEs and provides updated package versions for remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow an attacker to bypass rewrite rules, potentially leading to unauthorized access or unintended behavior in web applications using Tomcat. CVE-2025-55752's directory traversal vulnerability may allow attackers to access restricted files or execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant security risk. The overall impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a high severity level that could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly following Red Hat's guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified in the advisory. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the updated packages.
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
The advisory covers two security issues in Apache Tomcat's Rewrite Valve. CVE-2025-31651 allows bypassing of rewrite rules, potentially undermining intended access controls. CVE-2025-55752 involves a directory traversal vulnerability via the rewrite mechanism, which may enable remote code execution. Both vulnerabilities are addressed in updated Tomcat packages provided by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related distributions. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2362782 and BZ-2406591 for the respective CVEs and provides updated package versions for remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-31651 could allow an attacker to bypass rewrite rules, potentially leading to unauthorized access or unintended behavior in web applications using Tomcat. CVE-2025-55752's directory traversal vulnerability may allow attackers to access restricted files or execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant security risk. The overall impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a high severity level that could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly following Red Hat's guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified in the advisory. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the updated packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23044
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752"]
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f4db
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 09:09:13 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:22:57 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 235
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