CVE-2019-0232

tomcat: Remote Code Execution on Windows

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 10, 2019

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A flaw was discovered in Apache Tomcat, where a Java Runtime Environment can pass a command-line argument in the Windows operating system. The execution of arbitrary commands via Tomcat’s Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Servlet, allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Statement

This vulnerability is specific to the Windows platform's treatment of file names and how they must be quoted. Tomcat running on Linux hosts is not affected.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation