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Critical 9.8Published May 5, 2026

CVE-2026-28780Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp of Apache HTTP Server.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects apache http_server. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp of Apache HTTP Server. If mod_proxy_ajp connects to a malicious AJP server this AJP server can send a malicious AJP message back to mod_proxy_ajp and cause it to write 4 attacker controlled bytes after the end of a heap based buffer. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-122, CWE-787
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
apache http_server
apache:http_server
before 2.4.67
NVD

References

  • release-notes, vendor-advisory
  • mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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