CVE-2026-42535

Publication date 8 June 2026

Last updated 20 July 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

A path handling issue in mod_dav_fs in Apache 2.4.67 and earlier allows a WebDAV content author to directly manipulate trusted DAV property databases, potentially causing child process crashes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes this issue.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	26.04 LTS resolute	Fixed 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.4
	25.10 questing	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.15
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.23
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm5
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm10
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm19
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm14

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
apache2	Upstream: 56bfb12

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.1 · Critical

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.1 · Critical
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8516-1
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
8 July 2026

USN-8571-1
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
20 July 2026