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Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal vulnerability

CVE-2009-2693 GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 6.0.24, 5.5.29), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Affected
>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.28>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.24
Fixed in
5.5.29, 6.0.24

Sources

GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r lists affected ranges: Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >=5.5.0 =6.0.0 <6.0.24
VerifiedObserved 26 Oct 2026, 16:26 UTCStructured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.

Severity and exploitation

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

not scored

EPSS

CVE-2009-2693: 9.64% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 95.49 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.

Dates and revisions

Published by the source: 2 May 2022, 03:37 UTC
Last modified by the source: 21 Feb 2024, 16:44 UTC
Source last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 16:26 UTC

Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026
Published from ghsa record GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2009-2693

Advisory: Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2009-2693, GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2009-2693 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:26 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 6.0.24, 5.5.29. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: affected >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.28; >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.24; fixed in 5.5.29, 6.0.24

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.apache.tomcat:tomcat.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r lists affected ranges: Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >=5.5.0 =6.0.0 <6.0.24)

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