CVE-2026-23918 (GCVE-0-2026-23918)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-04 14:44 – Updated: 2026-05-05 03:56
VLAI
Title
Apache HTTP Server: http2: double free and possible RCE on early reset
Summary
Double Free and possible RCE vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with the HTTP/2 protocol. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Bartlomiej Dmitruk, striga.ai Stanislaw Strzalkowski, isec.pl
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