Improper Privilege Management Affecting apache2-utils package, versions <2.4.66-160000.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-APACHE2UTILS-17978246
  • published15 Jul 2026
  • disclosed6 Jul 2026

Introduced: 6 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-44119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 apache2-utils to version 2.4.66-160000.3.1 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.

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from through 2.4.67.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1