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CVE-2026-24072

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-04 13:16:00.297000
Last modified
2026-10-26 19:10:00.163000
View original CVE JSON
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  "published": "2026-05-04T13:16:00.297",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T19:10:00.163",
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      "value": "Un error de escalada de privilegios en varios módulos en Apache HTTP 2.4.66 y anteriores permite a los autores locales de .htaccess leer archivos con los privilegios del usuario httpd.\n\nSe recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 2.4.67, que corrige este problema."
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