CVE-2026-24072

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-04. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
50%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 4, 2026

Last Modified

May 4, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 4, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-24072: Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite elevation of privileges via ap_expr

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/18
generic Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities - The Apache HTTP Server Project

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-24072(7)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibapache2-mod-proxy-uwsgi (2.4.58-1ubuntu8.12) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntuapache2-utils (2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm18) @ xenial2026-08-23ubuntu
redhatinsights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:17864336562026-08-11redhat
redhathttpd-0:2.4.62-13.el9_8.52026-07-20redhat
redhathttpd-0:2.4.63-13.el10_2.42026-07-01redhat
redhathttpd-main-2.4.67-0.1.hum12026-05-06redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(9 across 9 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.48-3.1 ... 2.4.66-8 (82 versions)2.4.67-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.57-2 ... 2.4.67-1~deb12u1 (46 versions)2.4.67-1~deb12u2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.65-2 ... 2.4.67-1~deb13u1 (22 versions)2.4.67-1~deb13u2—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.65-2 ... 2.4.67-1~deb13u3 (24 versions)2.4.67-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 278 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-23 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-23 21:36 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-23 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-08-17 13:13 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-17 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-16 05:04 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-16 05:04 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-16 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-13 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-12 17:19 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-12 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-08-11 16:11 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-11 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-08-11 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-11 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-09 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-09 14:27 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-09 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-09 02:46 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-09 02:46 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-09 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-08 13:26 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-08 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-08 01:41 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-08 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-08 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-07 14:00 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-07 14:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  63. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-08-03 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-08-02 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-02 05:30 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-02 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24072?
CVE-2026-24072 is a high vulnerability published on May 4, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-24072 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24072 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24072 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24072 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 50.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24072?
CVE-2026-24072 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24072?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24072, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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