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title: "CVE-2025-55752: Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal… | CubePath"
description: "Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55752
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# CVE-2025-55752: Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal… | CubePath

## Description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it was decoded. This introduced the possibility that, for rewrite rules that rewrite query parameters to the URL, an attacker could manipulate the request URI to bypass security constraints including the protection for /WEB-INF/ and /META-INF/. If PUT requests were also enabled then malicious files could be uploaded leading to remote code execution. PUT requests are normally limited to trusted users and it is considered unlikely that PUT requests would be enabled in conjunction with a rewrite that manipulated the URI. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.44, from 9.0.0.M11 through 9.0.108\. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.6 though 8.5.100\. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.11 or later, 10.1.45 or later or 9.0.109 or later, which fix the issue.

Official description from the CVE record, published by apache. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55752)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.5

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.       |
| Attack complexity      | High      | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. |
| Privileges required    | Low       | A basic user account is needed.                                                           |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                        |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.64413 (64.4% probability)

Percentile

99.2%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Oct 28, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-23](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html) Relative Path Traversal

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Apache Tomcat

  - affected: 11.0.0-M1 up to 11.0.10
  - affected: 10.1.0-M1 up to 10.1.44
  - affected: 9.0.0.M11 up to 9.0.108
  - affected: 8.5.6 up to 8.5.100
  - unknown: 3 up to before 8.5.0
  - unknown: 10.0.0-M1 up to 10.0.27

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [lists.apache.org/thread/n05kjcwyj1s45ovs8ll1qrrojhfb1tog](https://lists.apache.org/thread/n05kjcwyj1s45ovs8ll1qrrojhfb1tog) vendor-advisory
- [openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/4](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/4)
- [vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55752-detect-apache-tom…](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55752-detect-apache-tomcat-vulnerability)
- [vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55752-mitigate-apache-t…](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55752-mitigate-apache-tomcat-vulnerability)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Aug 15, 2025
2. Record published Oct 27, 2025
3. Record last updated May 12, 2026

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