Improper privilege management in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2026-44119

Vulnerability identifier: #VU133901

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44119

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in expression handling in .htaccess across multiple modules when processing .htaccess expressions. A local user can author .htaccess expressions to disclose sensitive information.

The issue allows reading files with the privileges of the httpd user.

Apache HTTP Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Ubuntu
SUSE Package Hub 15
Server Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Rational ClearQuest
apache2 (Ubuntu package)
httpd-devel
httpd
httpd-debuginfo
httpd-debugsource
httpd-tools
mod_ldap
mod_md
mod_session
mod_ssl
httpd-filesystem
mod_proxy_html
httpd-help
apache2-example-pages
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-debuginfo
apache2-worker-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-utils
apache2-tls13-prefork
apache2-tls13-worker
apache2-utils-debuginfo
apache2-tls13
apache2-utils
apache2-prefork
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo
apache2-debuginfo
apache2-debugsource
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-example-pages
apache2-tls13-debugsource
apache2-devel
apache2-worker
apache2-tls13-devel
apache2
apache2-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-doc
apache2-doc
apache2-event
apache2-event-debuginfo
apache2-event-debugsource
apache2-utils-debugsource
apache2-manual
apache2-worker-debugsource
apache2-prefork-debugsource
httpd-doc
httpd-core
httpd-manual
mod_lua

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache HTTP Server - update to 2.4.68
apache2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm14, 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm19, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm10, 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm5, 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.23, 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.15, 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.4
httpd-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-tools - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_ldap - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_md - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_session - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_ssl - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-filesystem - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_proxy_html - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-help - addressed in versions 2.4.43-39, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
apache2-example-pages - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-worker-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-utils - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-prefork - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-worker - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-utils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13 - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-utils - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-prefork - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-example-pages - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-debugsource - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-worker - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-devel - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2 - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-prefork-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-doc - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-doc - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-event - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-event-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-event-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-utils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-manual - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-worker-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-prefork-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
mod_ldap - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-doc - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_ssl - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_session - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_proxy_html - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-core - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-manual - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_lua - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-tools - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-devel - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-filesystem - update to 2.4.68-1

• https://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4_2.4.68

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• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for httpd
• Anolis OS update for httpd
• SUSE update for apache2
• SUSE update for apache2
• SUSE update for apache2
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for httpd
• SUSE update for apache2
• Ubuntu update for apache2
• Ubuntu update for apache2
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Rational ClearQuest