CVE-2026-42535

⛔ critical

Summary

A path handling issue in mod_dav_fs in Apache 2.4.67 and earlier allows a WebDAV content author to directly manipulate trusted DAV property databases, potentially causing child process crashes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes this issue.

CVSS Score

9.1

Critical

EPSS Score

0.6

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-06-08

First Seen: 2026-06-09

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 87.7% of all 328,009 vulnerabilities in our database.

#40,306

Top 25% most severe

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Jun 9, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

YES

Can be exploited automatically

💥 Technical Impact

Total

Complete system compromise possible

🏆 Discovered By

Zhenpeng (Leo) Lin at depthfirst

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-06-09

Source NVD 🔗

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

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-668

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apache	http_server	Affected	< 2.4.68

🔗 References 2

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

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/08/8

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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