CVE-2026-42356

ℹ️ low

Summary

Deployment of wrong handler vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server allows the target of some internal redirects from CGI programs to also be treated as CGI and executed. The target must already be in a directory enabled for CGI and have no other extension understood by mod_mime. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.60 through 2.4.68.

CVSS Score

3.7

Low

EPSS Score

0.5

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-10-01

First Seen: 2026-10-04

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 3.9% of all 365,863 vulnerabilities in our database.

#351,704

Below average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Oct 1, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Partial

Limited system impact

🏆 Discovered By

Feliks Penconek

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-10-06

Source NVD 🔗

CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-430

📦 Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apache	http_server	Affected	> 2.4.0 < 2.4.69
apache	http_server	Affected	> 2.4.60 < 2.4.69

🔗 References 2

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24...

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/0...

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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