CVE-2026-24072

Published May 4, 2026

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
An escalation of privilege bug in various modules in Apache HTTP 2.4.66 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.
Source
security@apache.org
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
http_server

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

security@apache.org
CWE-269

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations