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CVE-2025-48988

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-06-16
  • Fixed in11.0.8 · 10.1.42 · 9.0.106
  • WeaknessCWE-770

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Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. 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 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-06-1615:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache Tomcat
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.811.0.8
11.0≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.811.0.8
10.1≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.4210.1.42
10.x≥ 10.0.0, < 10.1.4210.1.42
10.1≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.4210.1.42
9.0≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.1069.0.106
9.0< 9.0.1069.0.106
9.0≥ 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.1069.0.106
8.5≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcatother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 11.0.0-M1, ≤ 11.0.7no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 10.1.0-M1, ≤ 10.1.41no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 9.0.0.M1, ≤ 9.0.105no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100no fix statedsemver

    Not affected ≥ 6, < 8.5.0 (status unknown) · ≥ 10.0.0-M1, ≤ 10.0.27 (status unknown)

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-10-29

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • camunda-zeebe-8.6Chainguardall versions · fixed in 8.6.18-r2and 1 other package
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.13-root.io.9
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.13-root.io.10
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.13-root.io.11
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.13-root.io.12
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.6-root.io.4
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.6-root.io.5
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.39-root.io.9

135 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-48988 Red Hat Product Security142 products fixed · 55 known affected

    tomcat: Apache Tomcat DoS in multipart upload

    tomcat-catalina as a component of Red Hat Data Grid 8 · mod_proxy_cluster as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · mod_proxy_cluster.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · +52 more

  • RHSA-2025:14180 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2025:14181 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2025:14183 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2025:14177 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2025:14182 Red Hat Product Security18 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

6 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apache Tomcat to 11.0.8 · 10.1.42 · 9.0.106
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:14180 · 9 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:11742 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Web Server installation, including all applications and configuration files. The References section of this erratum contains a download link for the update. You must be logged in to download the update.
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:11741 · 33 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:14180 · 9 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2025-06-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h3gc-qfqq-6h8f

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48988?

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. 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 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

Is CVE-2025-48988 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-48988 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 30.4% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-48988?

CVE-2025-48988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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