CVE-2026-24072: Apache HTTP Server

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apache HTTP Server: before 2.4.67 (fixed in 2.4.67)

Published 2026-05-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.