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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-46701

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of

Published May 29, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2025 · Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-46701. EPSS is 2.93%. Act only if a listed version of Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.93%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 ≤9.0.104

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue

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  • vendor Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 ≤9.0.1049.0.0.M1 ≤9.0.104

How to fix CVE-2025-46701

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-46701. EPSS is 2.93%. Act only if a listed version of Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 ≤9.0.104 9.0.0.M1 ≤9.0.104. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.93%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 29, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was cr

  2. Nov 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was cr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-46701

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-46701

    30-day exploitation probability 2.9%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16411

    Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, f

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.