Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-46701 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package tomcat10. The fix is available in version 10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3; 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 low, integrity low, availability low.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- 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: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46701 is classified as CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. The product does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46701 is recorded against 6 packages.
- tomcat10 (fixed in 10.1.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3)
- tomcat11
- tomcat6
- tomcat7
- tomcat8
- tomcat9
Timeline and source
Published on 29 May 2025 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
lists.apache.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
www.openwall.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
tomcat10 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity) in other software:
