Deployment of Wrong Handler Affecting httpd-filesystem package, versions <0:2.4.69-1.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-HTTPDFILESYSTEM-20847912
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed1 Oct 2026

Introduced: 1 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-42356  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-430  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 httpd-filesystem to version 0:2.4.69-1.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3990.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-filesystem package and not the httpd-filesystem package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Deployment of wrong handler vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server allows the target of some internal redirects from CGI programs to also be treated as CGI and executed. The target must already be in a directory enabled for CGI and have no other extension understood by mod_mime.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.60 through 2.4.68.

CVSS Base Scores

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