CVE-2025-31651
Apache Tomcat: Bypass of rules in Rewrite Valve
- Published
- Apr 28, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 90.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. For a subset of unlikely rewrite rule configurations, it was possible for a specially crafted request to bypass some rewrite rules. If those rewrite rules effectively enforced security constraints, those constraints could be bypassed. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.5, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.39, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.102. 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 [FIXED_VERSION], which fixes the issue.
Sources
2Original CVE-2025-31651 disclosure with proof-of-concept exploit for Apache Tomcat rewrite rule bypass. Includes technical analysis, reproduction steps, and vendor response timeline.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-31651, demonstrating bypass of security-enforcing rewrite rules via specially crafted requests in affected configurations.
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