{
  "threat_severity" : "Important",
  "public_date" : "2026-06-08T15:23:46Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via untrusted content in mod_xml2enc",
    "id" : "2486411",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486411"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "7.5",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
    "status" : "draft"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-120",
  "details" : [ "Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content\nThis issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.", "A flaw was found in Apache HTTP Server, specifically within the mod_xml2enc module. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability can be triggered when processing untrusted content through the xml2StartParse function. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, information disclosure, or possibly arbitrary code execution." ],
  "statement" : "In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the httpd package includes mod_xml2enc, which provides encoding support for filters like mod_proxy_html. Because this flaw relies on processing unvetted or untrusted input text lengths, the impact presents a high risk to availability (Denial of Service via worker crashes) and a potential risk to confidentiality if an attacker is capable of executing remote code within the context of the apache or httpd daemon process.",
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "httpd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "httpd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "httpd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "httpd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "httpd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Hardened Images",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "httpd",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42536\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42536\nhttps://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-42536",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "To mitigate this vulnerability, disable the `mod_xml2enc` module if its functionality for XML internationalization is not essential. This can be done by commenting out the `LoadModule xml2enc_module modules/mod_xml2enc.so` directive in the Apache HTTP Server configuration. A service restart is required for the change to take effect.\n```bash\n# Edit the Apache configuration file, e.g., /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-base.conf\n# Comment out the line:\n# LoadModule xml2enc_module modules/mod_xml2enc.so\n# Reload the httpd service\nsudo systemctl reload httpd\n```\n*Note: Disabling `mod_xml2enc` will cause any configurations relying heavily on `mod_proxy_html` or raw HTML/XML encoding conversions to function incorrectly or fail. Red Hat strongly recommends upgrading to a patched version of `httpd` as soon as it becomes available for your specific RHEL channel.*",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}