Vulnerability · CVE-2026-24072
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.
Published May 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apache http server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-24072. EPSS is 0.65%. Act only if a listed version of Apache http server is installed.
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
- 0.65%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apache/http server · stated http server
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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe apache/http serverversion unspecified
- stated http server<= 2.4.66
How to fix CVE-2026-24072
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-24072. EPSS is 0.65%. Act only if a listed version of Apache http server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with http server <= 2.4.66. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.65%. 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.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Oct 15, 2026 · Apache Software Foundation
Detected
Named on the public Apache Software Foundation page.
Sources
- Apache Software FoundationVendor advisoryCVE-2026-24072
CVE-2026-24072 is named on the public Apache Software Foundation page.
httpd.apache.org - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-24072
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-24072
30-day exploitation probability 0.7%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-24072
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.
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.