CVE-2026-42356
Apache HTTP Server: limited RCE for some internal redirects to non-CGI files in CGI directories
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.7 Low
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 26, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.7 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-430 Deployment of wrong handler
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache HTTP ServerApache Software Foundation |
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References
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