Apache Tomcat Open Redirect vulnerability

Exploitation

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

CVSS

6.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2023-41080: 6.46% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 93.75 (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.

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in FORM authentication feature Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.0.12, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.79 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.92. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. The vulnerability is limited to the ROOT (default) web application.

Published by the source

25 Aug 2023, 21:30 UTC

Last modified by the source

5 Jun 2026, 17:48 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-41080

Advisory: Apache Tomcat Open Redirect vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2023-41080, GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-41080 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
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-catalina 10.1.13, 9.0.80, 8.5.93; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core 11.0.0-M11, 10.1.13, 9.0.80, 8.5.93; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 11.0.0-M11, 10.1.13, 9.0.80, 8.5.93. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina: affected >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.13; >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.80; >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.93; fixed in 10.1.13, 8.5.93, 9.0.80
- Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: affected >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.93; >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.80; >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.13; >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11; fixed in 10.1.13, 8.5.93, 9.0.80, 11.0.0-M11
- Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: affected >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11; >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.13; >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.80; >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.93; fixed in 10.1.13, 8.5.93, 9.0.80, 11.0.0-M11

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: check the installed version with your package manager.
- 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-catalina, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, 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-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc lists affected ranges: Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >=11.0.0-M1 =10.1.0-M1 =9.0.0-M1 =8.5.0 =8.5.0 =9.0.0-M1 =10.1.0-M1 =11.0.0-M1 =10.1.0-M1 =9.0.0-M1 =8.5.0 <8.5.93)

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