CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-42535

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Jun 8, 2026Sources checked Oct 27, 2026

9.1CRITICALCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-42535 and is rated Critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.1. 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

Ubuntu Security Notices guidance

Vendor revision: Sep 10, 2026

USN-8571-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.5%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-42535?

A path handling issue in mod_dav_fs in Apache 2.4.67 and earlier allows a WebDAV content author to directly manipulate trusted DAV property databases, potentially causing child process crashes.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes this issue.

Source: NVD