Vulnerability · CVE-2026-23918
Double Free and possible RCE vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with the HTTP/2 protocol.
Published May 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Apache http server
Check this week
CVE-2026-23918 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 49.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apache http server.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 49.73%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apache/http server
Double Free and possible RCE vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with the HTTP/2 protocol. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
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- cpe apache/http server2.4.66
How to fix CVE-2026-23918
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-23918 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 49.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apache http server.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apache/http server 2.4.66. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-1341; CWE-415: Double Free. EPSS 49.73%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Double Free and possible RCE vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with the HTTP/2 protocol. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
Oct 15, 2026 · Apache Software Foundation
Detected
Named on the public Apache Software Foundation page.
Sources
- Apache Software FoundationVendor advisoryCVE-2026-23918
CVE-2026-23918 is named on the public Apache Software Foundation page.
httpd.apache.org - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23918
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-23918
30-day exploitation probability 49.7%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23918
Double Free and possible RCE vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with the HTTP/2 protocol. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.