CVE-2026-42535

Apache HTTP Server: mod_dav_fs protected directory access

At a glance

Severity: CRITICAL 9.1
EPSS: EPSS 0.54 % · percentile 45 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2026-06-08
Updated: 2026-06-09
Assigner: apache
NVD status: Analyzed

Description

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.

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL 9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL 9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H	NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-668

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35090
GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-42535

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2026-AVI-1256 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2026-AVI-0710 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache HTTP Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 2.4.68

Affected products

Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server	affected 0 ≤ 2.4.67

References

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD