CVE-2025-55752 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-55752: Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it was decoded. This introduced the possibility that, for rewrite rules that rewrite query parameters to the URL, an attacker could m

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2025-55752's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67% (99th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:67% · 30-day exploit probability99th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-55752 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tomcat9→ fixed in9.0.107-0+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tomcat9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tomcat10→ fixed in10.1.52-1~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tomcat10
```
tomcat9→ fixed in9.0.70-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tomcat9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tomcat10→ fixed in10.1.52-1~deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tomcat10
```
tomcat11→ fixed in11.0.15-1~deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tomcat11
```
tomcat9→ fixed in9.0.70-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tomcat9
```

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