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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (GHSA-vfww-5hm6-hx2j)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435834

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2025-55754)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfww-5hm6-hx2j

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 435834

Version: Revision 1.17

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.32

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-55754

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Threat Score: 0.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55754

cwe: CWE-150