HIGH
The Windows installer for Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, 5.5.0 through 5.5.28, and possibly earlier versions uses a blank default password for the administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges
Published Nov 12, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 79.00%
Description
The Windows installer for Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, 5.5.0 through 5.5.28, and possibly earlier versions uses a blank default password for the administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.0
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.1a
- 3.3.2
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.7
- 4.1.8
- 4.1.9
- 4.1.9
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.11
- 4.1.12
- 4.1.13
- 4.1.14
- 4.1.15
- 4.1.16
- 4.1.17
- 4.1.18
- 4.1.19
- 4.1.20
- 4.1.21
- 4.1.22
- 4.1.23
- 4.1.24
- 4.1.25
- 4.1.26
- 4.1.27
- 4.1.28
- 4.1.29
- 4.1.30
- 4.1.31
- 4.1.32
- 4.1.33
- 4.1.34
- 4.1.35
- 4.1.36
- 4.1.37
- 4.1.38
- 4.1.39
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.8
- 5.0.9
- 5.0.10
- 5.0.11
- 5.0.12
- 5.0.13
- 5.0.14
- 5.0.15
- 5.0.16
- 5.0.17
- 5.0.18
- 5.0.19
- 5.0.21
- 5.0.22
- 5.0.23
- 5.0.24
- 5.0.25
- 5.0.26
- 5.0.27
- 5.0.28
- 5.0.29
- 5.0.30
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.5.7
- 5.5.8
- 5.5.9
- 5.5.10
- 5.5.11
- 5.5.12
- 5.5.13
- 5.5.14
- 5.5.15
- 5.5.16
- 5.5.17
- 5.5.18
- 5.5.19
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.5.22
- 5.5.23
- 5.5.24
- 5.5.25
- 5.5.26
- 5.5.27
- 5.5.28
- 6.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.0.7
- 6.0.8
- 6.0.9
- 6.0.10
- 6.0.11
- 6.0.12
- 6.0.13
- 6.0.14
- 6.0.15
- 6.0.16
- 6.0.17
- 6.0.18
- 6.0.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
79.00% 0.78995
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.78995
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 79.00% (0.78995) | 99.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 79.00% (0.78995) | 99.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 86.88% (0.86884) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 89.90% (0.89900) | 99.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 88.80% (0.88795) | 99.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 89.90% (0.89898) | 99.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 23.12% (0.23118) | 96.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 23.12% (0.23118) | 96.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 20.66% (0.20665) | 96.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.08% (0.17084) | 95.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 97.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 97.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.04% (0.33043) | 96.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40330 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023146 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7033 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 12, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 5, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3548
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a