Improper Privilege Management Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.67-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-APACHE2-16425713
  • published6 May 2026
  • disclosed4 May 2026

Introduced: 4 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-24072  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 apache2 to version 2.4.67-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1