{
    "id": "CVE-2009-3548",
    "published": "2009-11-12 23:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:11:49",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-255",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.78995",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99586",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:47",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "tomcat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31433",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Upload (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2014-02-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31433"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16317",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Deployer (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-12-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16317"
        }
    ],
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        "http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2",
        "http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/40330",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/57126",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023146",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html",
        "http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414"
    ]
}