CVE-2026-44119 (GCVE-0-2026-44119)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-08 15:17
Modified
2026-06-09 11:57
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
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