PT-2026-47320 · Apache+4 · Apache Http Server+4

CVE-2026-42536

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Published

2026-04-27

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Updated

2026-08-27

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.67
Description A heap-based buffer overflow occurs when processing untrusted content using the mod xml2enc module and the xml2StartParse() function. A heap-based buffer overflow is a memory corruption issue where data exceeds the allocated boundary of a buffer on the heap, potentially leading to crashes or arbitrary code execution.
Recommendations Upgrade to version 2.4.68.

Fix

DoS

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:34109
ALSA-2026:41906
ALSA-2026:42828
AZL-89726
BDU:2026-09743
BIT-APACHE-2026-42536
CVE-2026-42536
ECHO-DE1D-293D-295D
OESA-2026-2744
OESA-2026-2745
OESA-2026-2746
OESA-2026-2747
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21235-1
RHSA-2026:25042
RHSA-2026:34109
RHSA-2026:42828
RHSA-2026:47046
SUSE-SU-2026:22564-1
SUSE-SU-2026:2686-1
SUSE-SU-2026:2717-1
SUSE-SU-2026:2735-1
SUSE-SU-2026:2759-1
USN-8516-1
USN-8571-1

Affected Products

Apache Http Server
Linuxmint
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Ubuntu