🛡️ CVE-2023-46589 on Maven (Root.io) — tomcat-catalina

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-46589 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package tomcat-catalina. The fix is available in version 10.1.13-root.io.11; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-46589 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-46589 is recorded against 3 packages.

• io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (fixed in 10.1.16-root.io.12)
• io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (fixed in 10.1.13-root.io.11)
• org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (fixed in 10.1.16-aikido.12)

Timeline and source

Published on 3 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-61795 (2.0 Low, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-55754 (2.0 Low, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-46701 (2.0 Low, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-55752 (8.0 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-50379 (8.0 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-48988 (8.0 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-52520 (8.0 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-31651 (2.0 Low, published 3 Aug 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-20: Improper Input Validation) in other software:

• CVE-2022-29207 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29201 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29192 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2016-1517 (published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29213 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29191 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29212 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-29211 (5.0 Medium, published 9 Jul 2026)

CVE-2023-46589 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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