CVE-2026-24072

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: May 4, 2026 (66 days ago)
Last Modified: May 4, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Fix Available: ✓ Yes
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in Apache HTTP Server. This escalation of privilege vulnerability allows local attackers, specifically those with the ability to author .htaccess files, to read sensitive files. This flaw enables unauthorized access to files with the privileges of the httpd user, potentially leading to information disclosure.

CWE

CWE-73

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat Hardened Images

Fix Status

✅ Fix Available

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 httpd.apache.org