CVE-2026-44119

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.

Description (MITRE) cveawg.mitre.org

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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.

Overview

State

—

Assigner (CNA)

—

CVSS severity

high

CVSS score

7.8 / 10

CVSS vector

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

Effective score

7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview

MSRC score

5.5 / 10 MEDIUM MS rating: Moderate

CWE(s)

CWE-269

Reserved

—

Published

2026-06-09 07:00 UTC

Last updated

2026-06-20 01:43 UTC

Source

https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-44119

Linked Threat

CVE-2026-44119 — CVE-2026-44119

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published

2026-06-08 16:16:40 UTC

NVD last modified

2026-06-17 10:50:17 UTC

NVD CVSS v3.1

5.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

NVD CVSS vector

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

Exploitability subscore

1.8 / 10

Impact subscore

3.6 / 10

EPSS score

0.0017 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)

EPSS percentile

6.73% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-07

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID

EUVD-2026-35094

Assigner

apache

Published

Jun 8, 2026, 3:17:31 PM

Updated

Jun 9, 2026, 11:57:10 AM

EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)

5.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EUVD-reported EPSS

0.1800

Vendors

Apache Software Foundation

Products

Apache HTTP Server (2.4.0 ≤2.4.67)

Aliases

GHSA-fm8w-r4qw-vq3r

ENISA 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.

Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC

Microsoft's vendor-authoritative record from the Security Update Guide — its own CVSS score, impact, severity rating, exploit assessment, and KB-article fixes. Refreshed 2026-07-23 03:00 UTC (source: CVRF).

MS severity

Moderate

MS CVSS base score

5.5 / 10 (temporal 5.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U

Release

2026-Jun

Vendor references (0)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

None in the CVE record.

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

• MSRC update guide: CVE-2026-44119 msrc
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/08/11 tenable:www.openwall.com
• https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html tenable:httpd.apache.org
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44119 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44119 tenable:www.cve.org

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

• CVE-2026-44119 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE
  web:app.opencve.io

  Move served directories to read‑only ownership where possible. Review your Apache configuration and consider disabling or restricting modules that allow expressions in .htaccess, such as mod_access_compat, to remove the attack surface until a patch is applied. Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 13, 2026 at 01:54 UTC.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• CISA Warns of Exploited Microsoft Defender 0-Day Flaws
  web:cyberpress.org

  Mitigation Under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01, all federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies are mandated to apply vendor-provided mitigations by June 3, 2026 , or discontinue use of the affected product if patches are unavailable. CISA's guidance explicitly extends to cloud-hosted environments leveraging Microsoft Defender.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• CVE-2026-44119 - Exploits & Severity - Feedly
  web:feedly.com

  The release delivers the first official Apache patch for CVE - 2026 -49975 — the HTTP/2 "bomb" denial-of-service vulnerability that also affects nginx, Envoy, and Cloudflare and was originally disclosed earlier in June.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• Description of the security update for Microsoft Exchange Server ...
  web:support.microsoft.com

  Note: The fix for CVE - 2026 -45583 is not included in the Security Update, please follow the instructions mentioned in the CVE documentation to address this vulnerability.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• Addressing Exchange Server May 2026 vulnerability CVE-2026-42897
  web:techcommunity.microsoft.com

  UPDATE June 9, 2026 : Please see our release blog post for June 2026 Security Update for more information on this CVE : Released: June 2026 Exchange Server Security Updates | Microsoft Community Hub. On May 14, 2026 , Microsoft disclosed CVE - 2026 -42897, a reported vulnerability affecting Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA). An attacker could exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted email ...

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Security Update Review
  web:threatprotect.qualys.com

  Zero-day Vulnerabilities Patched in April Patch Tuesday Edition CVE - 2026 -33825: Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Microsoft Defender is a comprehensive, AI-powered security suite that provides malware protection, phishing detection, and web protection for individuals and businesses.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• CVE-2026-41940: Response, Actions and Next Steps | cPanel
  web:www.cpanel.net

  cPanel & WHM security update for CVE - 2026 -41940: what was fixed, how to apply the patch , legacy version coverage, and detection tooling.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026
  web:www.oracle.com

  Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch ...

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Advisory - May 2026
  web:www.oracle.com

  This Critical Security Patch Update contains 35 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Security Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at May 2026 Critical Security Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC
• CVE-2026-44119 - Medium Vulnerability - TheHackerWire
  web:www.thehackerwire.com

  CVE-2026-44119 is a Medium severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5). Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the...

  2026-06-19 02:37 UTC

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