High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2026· Updated Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2026-42536
CVE-2026-42536
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content
This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
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Affected products
13- Range: 2.4.0 - 2.4.67
- osv-coords12 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_ldappkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_luapkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_proxy_htmlpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_sessionpkg:rpm/almalinux/mod_ssl
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.68+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.68
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1:2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
Patches
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References
2- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/08/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
3- Apache HTTP Server and Answer: 22 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including Critical FlawsVypr Intelligence · Jun 10, 2026
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.68 Released With Fix For Use-After-Free, DoS, XSS, and Buffer Overflow FlawsCyber Security News · Jun 9, 2026
- Apache HTTP Server: 11 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including DoS and Memory Corruption FlawsVypr Intelligence · Jun 8, 2026