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  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2019-0232",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Apache Tomcat on Windows — Command Injection in the Gateway Servlet",
  "summary": "On Windows, the gateway servlet in Apache Tomcat passes request text into a command line when argument passing is enabled, letting an attacker run commands on the server.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 8.1,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.0"
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  "epss": 0.99652,
  "exploitation": {
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    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "high",
    "prerequisites": "A Windows server with the gateway servlet and argument passing enabled"
  },
  "remediation": {
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  },
  "mitre_attack": [
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    "T1059"
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  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade Tomcat past 9.0.17, 8.5.39 or 7.0.93, and leave command-line argument passing switched off.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-07T17:00:55.336Z",
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    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0232",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107906"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2016/02/java-and-command-line-injections-in-windows.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190419-0001/"
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    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20161228144344/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/twistylittlepassagesallalike/2011/04/23/everyone-quotes-command-line-arguments-the-wrong-way/"
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  "published_at": "2019-04-15T15:29:00.420Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-08-07T17:00:55.336Z",
  "tags": [
    "apache-tomcat",
    "windows",
    "command-injection"
  ]
}