Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting apache/httpd package, versions [2.4.0,2.4.68)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APACHEHTTPD-17339797
  • published15 Jun 2026
  • disclosed8 Jun 2026
  • creditLucian Nitescu, as3617, Zhang San, Martin Petrák, joaovicdev, Lucas Torres, R4mbb, gggggggga, NikKrian, lokerxx

Introduced: 8 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-44119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade apache/httpd to version 2.4.68 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment in the evaluation of expressions in .htaccess files in multiple modules. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to files with the privileges of the httpd user by crafting malicious .htaccess directives.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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