CVE-2026-23918 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

History

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Apache HTTP Server: http2: double free and possible RCE on early reset
Weaknesses		CWE-415
References		https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-05-04T14:44:28.513Z

Updated: 2026-05-04T15:11:03.487Z

Reserved: 2026-01-19T13:00:21.720Z

Link: CVE-2026-23918

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T15:10:57.720Z

NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-05-04T15:16:03.583

Modified: 2026-05-04T16:16:01.710

Link: CVE-2026-23918

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T16:30:03Z

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