CVE-2026-44119

Publication date 8 June 2026

Last updated 20 July 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

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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: f63f26a

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

Base metrics

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

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

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

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