Heap-based buffer overflow in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2026-28780

Vulnerability identifier: #VU129548

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28780

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in mod_proxy_ajp ajp_msg_check_header() when processing AJP messages from a backend server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted AJP message to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

The malicious AJP server can cause 4 attacker-controlled bytes to be written past the end of a heap-based buffer.

Apache HTTP Server
IBM HTTP Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Package Hub 15
Basesystem Module
Server Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
Fedora
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Rational ClearCase
IBM Rational ClearQuest
IBM Business Automation Workflow
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
mod_http2
mod_md
httpd
mod_ldap
mod_proxy_html
mod_session
mod_ssl
httpd-filesystem
httpd-manual
httpd-tools
httpd-devel
httpd-debuginfo
httpd-debugsource
httpd-help
apache2 (Ubuntu package)
httpd (Red Hat package)
apache2-utils
apache2-example-pages
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo
apache2-tls13
apache2-tls13-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-debugsource
apache2-tls13-worker
apache2-debuginfo
apache2
apache2-tls13-example-pages
apache2-utils-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo
apache2-debugsource
apache2-devel
apache2-tls13-devel
apache2-prefork
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-worker
apache2-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-utils
apache2-worker-debuginfo
apache2-doc
apache2-tls13-doc
apache2-tls13-prefork
apache2-event
apache2-event-debuginfo
apache2-manual
apache2-event-debugsource
apache2-worker-debugsource
apache2-prefork-debugsource
apache2-utils-debugsource
httpd-core
mod_lua
httpd-doc
apache2 (Debian package)
IBM OpenPages with Watson
DevOps Code ClearCase

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache HTTP Server - update to 2.4.67
IBM HTTP Server - addressed in versions 8.5.5.30, 9.0.5.28
mod_http2 - update to 1.15.7-10
mod_md - update to 2.0.8-8
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
mod_ldap - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
mod_proxy_html - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
mod_session - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
mod_ssl - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
httpd-filesystem - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
httpd-manual - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
httpd-tools - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
httpd-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.37-655.0.1, 2.4.67-1
mod_md - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-tools - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_ldap - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_proxy_html - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_session - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_ssl - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-filesystem - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-help - addressed in versions 2.4.43-33, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
apache2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.20, 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.12, 2.4.64-1ubuntu3.4, 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.1
httpd (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.4.63-1.el10_0.4, 2.4.63-13.el10_2.1
apache2-utils - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-example-pages - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13 - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-debugsource - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-worker - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2 - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-example-pages - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-utils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-devel - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-prefork - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-worker - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-prefork-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-utils - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-worker-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-doc - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-tls13-doc - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-prefork - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-event - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-event-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-manual - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-event-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-worker-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-prefork-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-utils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
httpd-core - update to 2.4.67-1
mod_lua - update to 2.4.67-1
httpd-doc - update to 2.4.67-1
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.67-1.fc43, 2.4.67-1.fc44
apache2 (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.4.67-1~deb12u2, 2.4.67-1~deb13u2

• https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2026-28780

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server
• Ubuntu update for apache2
• Fedora 44 update for httpd
• Fedora 43 update for httpd
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM HTTP Server
• Debian update for apache2
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Workflow
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for httpd
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for httpd
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for httpd
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for httpd
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for httpd
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Remote Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM DevOps Code ClearCase
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for httpd
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages
• SUSE update for apache2
• SUSE update for apache2
• Anolis OS update for httpd:2.4 module
• Anolis OS update for httpd
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Rational ClearQuest
• SUSE update for apache2
• SUSE update for apache2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the httpd:2.4 module
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the httpd:2.4 module
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the httpd:2.4 module
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for httpd