Improper Privilege Management Affecting apache2-utils package, versions <2.4.66-160000.2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-APACHE2UTILS-17438671
  • published24 Jun 2026
  • disclosed20 Jun 2026

Introduced: 20 Jun 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 apache2-utils to version 2.4.66-160000.2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2-utils package and not the apache2-utils package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 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