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Low · 3.7 CVE-2026-42356 EUVD-2026-90886GHSA-rxhx-8qf3-fc8h

Apache HTTP Server: limited RCE for some internal redirects to non-CGI files in CGI directories

Published Oct 1, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.4.60 – ≤ 2.4.68 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 apache2 2.4.69-1 —
Debian 13 apache2 2.4.69-1~deb13u1 —
Debian 12 apache2 2.4.71-1~deb12u1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 apache2 2.4.68-1ubuntu6.2 USN-9090-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS apache2 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.8 USN-9090-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS apache2 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.19 USN-9090-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS apache2 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.27 USN-9090-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS apache2 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm11 USN-9090-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS apache2 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm15 USN-9090-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm24 USN-9090-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm19 USN-9090-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Hardened Images 1 httpd +10 2.4.69-1.hum1 RHSA-2026:74858
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 apache2 +6 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5077-1
SLES 15 SP6 apache2 +5 2.4.66-150600.5.58.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5075-1
SLES 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLES 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLES 12 SP5 apache2 +1 2.4.66-35.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5099-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 apache2 +5 2.4.66-150600.5.58.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5075-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 httpd +8 2.4.69-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-3202
Amazon Linux 2023 mod_ssl +2 1:2.4.69-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-3202
Amazon Linux 2 httpd +7 2.4.69-1.amzn2.0.3 ALAS2-2026-3990
Amazon Linux 2 mod_ssl +2 1:2.4.69-1.amzn2.0.3 ALAS2-2026-3990

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 httpd 2.4.69-1 —

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