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 security vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. CVE-2025-31651 involves a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve component, potentially allowing unintended request rewriting. CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via the rewrite mechanism that could lead to remote code execution. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.7) that address these issues. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2362782 and BZ-2406591 for the respective CVEs. 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 attackers to bypass rewrite rules, potentially leading to unauthorized request handling. CVE-2025-55752 could enable directory traversal attacks via the rewrite feature, 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 9.2 and related platforms, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.7) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23046 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
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 security vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. CVE-2025-31651 involves a bypass of rules in the Rewrite Valve component, potentially allowing unintended request rewriting. CVE-2025-55752 is a directory traversal vulnerability via the rewrite mechanism that could lead to remote code execution. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.7) that address these issues. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2362782 and BZ-2406591 for the respective CVEs. 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 attackers to bypass rewrite rules, potentially leading to unauthorized request handling. CVE-2025-55752 could enable directory traversal attacks via the rewrite feature, 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 9.2 and related platforms, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.7) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23046 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23046
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752"]
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f4cd
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 09:09:13 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:22:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 105
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