CVE-2026-42528 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.3. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: Oct 13, 2026
Release Notes
Vendor-listed releases
2.4.69-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.4%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-42528?
A memory calculation bug in mod_dav in Apache httpd 2.4.67 and earlier allows an attacker with permission to create WebDAV locks to crash server child processes.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue