CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-42536

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Jun 8, 2026Sources checked Oct 27, 2026

7.5HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-42536 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. 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

EPSS1.0%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-42536?

Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.

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

Source: NVD