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CVE-2026-59797

9.8 CRITICAL

Published 2026-10-01 · Updated 2026-10-05

AI risk analysis

Summary
This flaw allows attackers to gain elevated privileges by manipulating SSLRequire directives, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive resources.
Exploitability
Exploitation is relatively straightforward given the necessary SSL configuration and access to the server.
Blast radius
If exploited, attackers could gain full control over the affected server, leading to severe data breaches and system compromise.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.69 or later.
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Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_ssl via SSLRequire and file-related expressions. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Vendors

apache

Products

http server

All references

Source data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov), public domain. Exploit-DB.ai adds local AI analysis for defensive use only.

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