CVE•Published 2026-10-01•Modified 2026-10-06•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42356Apache · Http_server

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

3.7

LOW

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 62% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-430Deployment of Wrong Handler

Description

Deployment of wrong handler vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server allows the target of some internal redirects from CGI programs to also be treated as CGI and executed. The target must already be in a directory enabled for CGI and have no other extension understood by mod_mime. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.60 through 2.4.68.

Timeline

Published 2026-10-01

Modified 2026-10-06

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag4,953,664 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-42356

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Apache Http Server"

All exposed Apache Http Server instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Http Server"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Http Server" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-42356