CVE-2023-42795
MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctlDescription
Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.When recycling various internal objects in Apache Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.80 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93, an error could cause Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to information leaking from the current request/response to the next. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fixes the issue.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-17090 | High | 7.5 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-39327 | Medium | 5.3 | 72% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-31650 | High | 7.5 | 60% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-1552 | High | 8.8 | 12% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-18924 | High | 8.8 | 9.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-21125 | Medium | 5.5 | 6.5% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-42795?
Published advisories record a fix for 47 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2023-42795 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-42795 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-42795?
CVE-2023-42795 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-42795 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for tomcat10 (Debian), jws5-tomcat (Rocky), jws5-tomcat (Red Hat / RHEL), jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps (Red Hat / RHEL), and 43 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-07.