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High [CVE-2026-29169] NULL pointer dereference in mod_dav_lock in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier may

This high-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-29169 affecting Apache HTTP Server, Apache Subversion.

CVE-2026-29169 Published May 4, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-29169

Affected products & platforms

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Summary

A NULL pointer dereference in mod_dav_lock in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier may allow an attacker to crash the server with a malicious request.mod_dav_lock is not used internally by mod_dav or mod_dav_fs.

The only known use-case for mod_dav_lock was mod_dav_svn from Apache Subversion earlier than version 1.2.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66, which fixes this issue, or remove mod_dav_lock.

Affected versions

2.4.66
1.2.0

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Fixed versions

2.4.66

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 2.4.66. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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Sources

Official and corroborating records used to build this advisory.

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Independent discovery and scoring cross-reference. Vendor remediation guidance takes precedence. Discovered from the machine-readable feed https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0; this link opens the NVD record for CVE-2026-29169 instead of the raw feed document.
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Official resources

Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities (official fixed-in table) (target: 2.4.66)
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This advisory names 2.4.66 as the first fixed release — official upgrade documentation for Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities (official fixed-in table).
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