Vulnerability · CVE-2026-59797
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_ssl via SSLRequire and file-related expressions.
Published Oct 1, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Apache
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-59797. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of Apache is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.52%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Debian:12 apache2 · Debian:13 apache2 · Debian:14 apache2
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_ssl via SSLRequire and file-related expressions. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.
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.
- Debian:12 apache22.4.57-2, 2.4.57-3, 2.4.58-1
- Debian:13 apache20 → 2.4.69-1~deb13u1
- Debian:14 apache20 → 2.4.69-1
How to fix CVE-2026-59797
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?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-59797. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of Apache is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2.4.57-2, 2.4.57-3, 2.4.58-1, 0 → 2.4.69-1~deb13u1, 0 → 2.4.69-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.52%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
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.
Oct 15, 2026 · Apache Software Foundation
Detected
Named on the public Apache Software Foundation page.
Oct 16, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
apache2 fixed in 2.4.69-1~deb13u1; apache2 fixed in 2.4.69-1
Oct 16, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
apache2 fixed in 2.4.69-1~deb13u1
Oct 16, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Fix available
apache2 fixed in 2.4.69-1
Oct 16, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB
Updated
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_ssl via SSLRequire and file-related expressions. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.
Sources
- Apache Software FoundationVendor advisoryCVE-2026-59797
CVE-2026-59797 is named on the public Apache Software Foundation page.
httpd.apache.org - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-59797
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-59797
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2026-59797
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_ssl via SSLRequire and file-related expressions. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.
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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.