CVE-2026-44186

Apache HTTP Server: Loop in `proxy_ftp_handler` in mod_proxy_ftp

At a glance

Severity: HIGH 7.3
EPSS: EPSS 0.58 % · percentile 48 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2026-06-08
Updated: 2026-06-09
Assigner: apache
NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache HTTP Server with an attacker controlled backend FTP server. This issue affects undefined: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	HIGH 7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	CISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1	HIGH 7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-835

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35088
GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-44186

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 2.4.0 < 2.4.68

Affected products

Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache HTTP Server	affected 2.4.0 ≤ 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