--- title: "CVE-2025-46701\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-46701?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2025-46701 Publication date 29 May 2025 Last updated 6 June 2026 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **7.3 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-46701?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description 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. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-46701?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | tomcat6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable | | tomcat7 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable | | tomcat11 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | tomcat10 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 10.1.35-1ubuntu0.1 | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Ubuntu Pro | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | tomcat8 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | tomcat9 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. 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[Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## Notes --- ### [ebarretto](https://launchpad.net/~ebarretto) xenial tomcat6 only builds libservlet2.5-java, not the Tomcat server binaries bionic tomcat7 only builds libservlet3.0-java, not the Tomcat server binaries From Debian: Starting with 9.0.70-2 src:tomcat9 no longer ships the server stack, using that as the fixed version ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 7.3 · High * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | Low | | Integrity impact | Low | | Availability impact | Low | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 7.3 · High | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-46701) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46701) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2025-46701) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46701) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-7705-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7705-1) + Tomcat vulnerabilities + 20 August 2025 ### Other references * * * * * * * * *