CVE-2009-3548
Description
The Windows installer for Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, 5.5.0 through 5.5.28, and possibly earlier versions uses a blank default password for the administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
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Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.78995 (79.0% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- HPSBUX02541 (h20000.www2.hp.com)vendor-advisory
- HPSBMA02535 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- HPSBUX02860 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- 40330 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-1559 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19414 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- HPSBOV02762 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- tomcat-admin-default-password(54182) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- 57126 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7033 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 36954 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3185 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- 20091109 [SECURITY] CVE-2009-3548 Apache Tomcat Windows Installer insecure default administrative password (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- HPSBST02955 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- 1023146 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20191124 [CONF] Apache Tomcat > Security (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
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