CVE-2026-42356
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (10)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3703Apache HTTP Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-10-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache HTTP Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, die Authentifizierung zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren oder Denial-of-Service-Zustände zu verursachen.
- BIT-apache-2026-42356Apache HTTP Server: limited RCE for some internal redirects to non-CGI files in CGI directories2026-10-05vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (2) nvd
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/11Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
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