Race condition in Apache Tomcat

Exploitation

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

CVSS

7.0 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2022-23181: 0.69% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 52.92 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

The fix for bug CVE-2020-9484 introduced a time of check time of use vulnerability into Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M8, 10.0.0-M5 to 10.0.14, 9.0.35 to 9.0.56 and 8.5.55 to 8.5.73 that allowed a local attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the user that the Tomcat process is using. This issue is only exploitable when Tomcat is configured to persist sessions using the FileStore.

Published by the source

1 Feb 2022, 00:45 UTC

Last modified by the source

29 Jan 2023, 05:07 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:02 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-9f3j-pm6f-9fm5

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-23181

Advisory: Race condition in Apache Tomcat
IDs: CVE-2022-23181, GHSA-9f3j-pm6f-9fm5
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-23181 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:02 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.0)
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 10.0.16, 9.0.58, 8.5.75. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: affected >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.16; >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.58; < 8.5.75; fixed in 10.0.16, 9.0.58, 8.5.75

## 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-9f3j-pm6f-9fm5 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-9f3j-pm6f-9fm5 lists affected ranges: Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >=10.0.0 =9.0.0 =0 <8.5.75)

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