Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2026· Updated May 4, 2026
CVE-2026-33007
CVE-2026-33007
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in the mod_authn_socache in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote user to crash a child process in a caching forward proxy configuration.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.
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Affected products
31cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.4.0,<2.4.67
- (no CPE)range: <=2.4.66
- osv-coords29 versionspkg:bitnami/apachepkg:rpm/almalinux/httpdpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-corepkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-filesystempkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-manualpkg:rpm/almalinux/httpd-toolspkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_http2pkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_ldappkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_luapkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_mdpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_proxy_htmlpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_sessionpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_sslpkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/apache2-devel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-devel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-event&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-event&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-manual&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-manual&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-prefork&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-prefork&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-utils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-utils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-worker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2-worker&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.67+ 28 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.67
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+4185+0955a0d7.5
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.10.0+4088+57f011c1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.4.62-13.el9_8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.67-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.66-160000.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/22nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
2- Patch Tuesday - May 2026Rapid7 Blog · May 13, 2026
- Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in Apache MINA, HTTP ServerSecurityWeek · May 5, 2026