CVE-2026-42536

⚠️ 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.

CVSS Score

7.5

High

EPSS Score

0.5

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-06-08

First Seen: 2026-06-09

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 69.0% of all 328,009 vulnerabilities in our database.

#101,817

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Jun 8, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

YES

Can be exploited automatically

💥 Technical Impact

Partial

Limited system impact

🏆 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:N/A:H

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-122

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apache	http_server	Affected	> 2.4.0 < 2.4.68

🔗 References 2

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

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/08/9

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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