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CVE-2025-55754NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

Tomcat did not escape ANSI escape sequences in log messages. If Tomcat was running in a console on a Windows operating system, and the console supported ANSI escape sequences, it was possible for an attacker to use a specially crafted URL to inject ANSI escape sequences to manipulate the console and the clipboard and attempt to trick an administrator into running an attacker controlled command. While no attack vector was found, it may have been possible to mount this attack on other operating systems.



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.44, from 9.0.40 through 9.0.108.

The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are
known to be affected: 8.5.60 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.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.6)
Published Date
Oct 27, 2025
Last Modified
Oct 8, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
10.17%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.6 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Apache Tomcat >= 8.5.60 and <= 8.5.100
  • Apache Tomcat >= 9.0.40 and < 9.0.109
  • Apache Tomcat >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.27
  • Apache Tomcat >= 10.1.0 and < 10.1.45
  • Apache Tomcat >= 11.0.0 and < 11.0.11
Patched Versions
  • Apache Tomcat 9.0.109
  • Apache Tomcat 10.0.27
  • Apache Tomcat 10.1.45
  • Apache Tomcat 11.0.11
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