CVE-2025-55754
CRITICALEPSS 95th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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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:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2017-0899 | Critical | 9.8 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-25310 | High | 8.8 | 4.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-6932 | Critical | 10.0 | 3.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-28085 | Low | 3.3 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30123 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-3265 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.6% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-55754?
Published advisories record a fix for 61 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-2025-55754 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-55754 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 10.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-55754?
CVE-2025-55754 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6, rated critical. 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-2025-55754 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for tomcat10 (Debian), jws6-tomcat (Red Hat / RHEL), jws6-tomcat (Rocky), jws6-tomcat-admin-webapps (Red Hat / RHEL), and 57 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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