Vulnerability

CVE-2026-44119

Medium· 5.5CVSS5.5EPSS0%

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Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows local .htaccess authors to read files with the privileges of the httpd user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from through 2.4.67. Users are

Threat signal

55/100

Elevated

Severity

medium

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

5.5/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactNoneNo integrity impact.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.02%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

higher than 3% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2026-44119. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCDefer

No exploitation, limited impact or prevalence

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-06-08Published
2026-06-11Vendor advisory · microsoftCVE-2026-44119 — Apache HTTP Server: escalation of privilege through expressions in .htaccess in
2026-06-11Last modified1 source

Entity graph

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Vendor advisories

microsoftCVE-2026-44119Apache HTTP Server: escalation of privilege through expressions in .htaccess in multiple modules

References

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