CVE-2026-42356

Public on 2026-10-01
Modified on 2026-10-03
Description
Deployment of wrong handler vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server allows the target of some internal redirects from CGI programs to also be treated as CGI and executed. The target must already be in a directory enabled for CGI and have no other extension understood by mod_mime.



This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.60 through 2.4.68.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core httpd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 httpd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview httpd Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-42356 Mitre: CVE-2026-42356