CVE-2026-42536
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-122
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/08/9Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25042
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34109
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41906
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42536
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486411
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42536.json