Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Server (CVE-2025-24813) affects Power HMC.

The Apache Tomcat Server is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2025-24813
**DESCRIPTION:** Path Equivalence: ‘file.Name’ (Internal Dot) leading to Remote Code Execution and/or Information disclosure and/or malicious content added to uploaded files via write enabled Default Servlet in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.2, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.34, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.98. If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to view security sensitive files and/or inject content into those files: \- writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) \- support for partial PUT (enabled by default) \- a target URL for security sensitive uploads that was a sub-directory of a target URL for public uploads \- attacker knowledge of the names of security sensitive files being uploaded \- the security sensitive files also being uploaded via partial PUT If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to perform remote code execution: \- writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) \- support for partial PUT (enabled by default) \- application was using Tomcat’s file based session persistence with the default storage location \- application included a library that may be leveraged in a deserialization attack Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.3, 10.1.35 or 9.0.99, which fixes the issue.
**CWE:**CWE-44: Path Equivalence: ‘file.name’ (Internal Dot)
**CVSS Source:** NVD
**CVSS Base score:** 9.8
**CVSS Vector:**(CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
—|—
HMC V10.2.1030.0| V10.2.1030.0
HMC V10.3.1050.0| V10.3.1050.0

## Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/Fix
—|—|—|—
Power HMC | V10.2.1040.0 SP3 x86 | MB04482 | MF71717
Power HMC | V10.2.1040.0 SP3 ppc | MB04483 | MF71718
Power HMC | V10.3.1060.0 SP1 x86 | MB04484 | MF71719
Power HMC | V10.3.1060.0 SP1 ppc | MB04485 | MF71720

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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