CVE-2026-59797
9.8 CRITICALPublished 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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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
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