# CVE-2022-23181: Local privilege escalation with FileStore > A local attacker can escalate privileges via a race condition in session persistence, requiring FileStore configuration. - **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 27 Jan 2022 - **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** BIT-tomcat-2022-23181, CLEANSTART-2026-PF53076, CLSA-2024-1725471295, CLSA-2026-1783040469, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23181, GHSA-9f3j-pm6f-9fm5, OESA-2022-1537, OESA-2022-2064, SUSE-SU-2022:0694-1, SUSE-SU-2022:0695-1, SUSE-SU-2022:0784-1, SUSE-SU-2022:0818-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23181, openSUSE-SU-2022:0818-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11864-1 ## What is CVE-2022-23181? CVE-2022-23181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 27 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description 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. Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23181? 7 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat and tomcat. It affects 7 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` | Maven | All versions | 8.5.75 | | `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` | Maven | All versions | 8.5.75 | | `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` | Maven | From 10.0.0 | 10.0.16 | | `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` | Maven | From 10.0.0 | 10.0.16 | | `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` | Maven | From 9.0.0 | 9.0.58 | | `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` | Maven | From 9.0.0 | 9.0.58 | | `tomcat` | Bitnami | From 8.5.55 | 8.5.74, 9.0.57, 10.0.15 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 9.0.36-4.70.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7 | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | All versions | 9.0.36-4.70.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-4.70.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 9.0.36-3.90.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-3.90.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP3 | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-3.84.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 9.0.36-3.84.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | All versions | 9.0.36-4.70.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-4.70.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | All versions | 9.0.36-3.90.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | All versions | 9.0.36-3.84.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 9.0.36-3.84.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | All versions | 9.0.36-3.90.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 9.0.36-4.70.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1 | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.1 | All versions | 9.0.36-19.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `javapackages-tools` | SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | All versions | 5.3.1-14.5.1 | | `tomcat` | SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | All versions | 9.0.36-3.84.1 | Products: Apache Tomcat, Debian Debian Linux, Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy, Oracle Financial Services Crime and Compliance Management Studio, Oracle Managed File Transfer, Oracle Mysql Enterprise Monitor. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-23181? Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 8.5.75, 10.0.16 or 9.0.58. ## Is CVE-2022-23181 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23181 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat - [CVE-2025-24813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24813/): Apache Tomcat Path Equivalence (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2016-8735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8735/): Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2017-12617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12617/): Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution (high 8.1, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2017-12615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12615/): Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution (high 8.1, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-34486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34486/): Apache Tomcat Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (high 7.5, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23181 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-23181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 27 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23181 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 8.5.75 - org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 8.5.75 - org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.0.16 - org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.0.16 - org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 9.0.58 - org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 9.0.0; fixed in 9.0.58 - tomcat (Bitnami): affected from 8.5.55; fixed in 8.5.74, 9.0.57, 10.0.15 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23181/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23181 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23181 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23181 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23181/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.