CVE-2026-44119: Apache HTTP Server: escalation of privilege through expressions in .htaccess in multiple modules

Severity: moderate=20

Affected versions:

- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.67

Description:

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.

Credit:

Lucian Nitescu (finder)
as3617 (@real_as3617) at ENKI Whitehat (finder)
Zhang San (finder)
Martin Petr=C3=A1k (finder)
joaovicdev (finder)
Rooting | Lucas Torres (finder)
R4mbb of KRsecurity (finder)
gggggggga@Xiaomi ShadowBlade Security Lab (finder)
NikKrian of H3C Security Center(h3c.com) (finder)
lokerxx (finder)

References:

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://httpd.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=3DCVE-2026-44119

Timeline:

2026-05-05: reported
2026-06-05: fixed in 2.4.x by r1935017
2026-06-08: 2.4.68 released