CVE-2026-24072

high

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.

References

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/18

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/18/debian-13-5-released/

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-apache-mina-http-server/

https://github.com/sibersan/apache_audit_cve-2026-23918

https://github.com/insomnisec/Detections-CVE-2026-23918

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-04

Updated: 2026-05-04

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H