Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-04T12:37:57.673Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-05T03:56:09.568Z

Source :

apache
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-24072 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Apache
  • Http Server
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-24072.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/18 cve-icon
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24072 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24072 cve-icon
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