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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://lists.apache.org/thread/j7w54hqbkfcn0xb9xy0wnx8w5nymcbqd | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
14 Nov 2025, 17:37
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Apache
Apache tomcat |
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| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/j7w54hqbkfcn0xb9xy0wnx8w5nymcbqd - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
04 Nov 2025, 22:16
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| References |
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28 Oct 2025, 14:15
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.6 |
27 Oct 2025, 18:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-10-27 18:15
Updated : 2025-11-14 17:37
NVD link : CVE-2025-55754
Mitre link : CVE-2025-55754
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-55754
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apache
- tomcat
CWE
CWE-150
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
