Advisory severityMedium5.3Apache Software Foundation

Medium [CVE-2026-33007] NULL pointer dereference in the mod_authn_socache in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier

This medium-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-33007 affecting Apache HTTP Server.

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CVE-2026-33007 Source published May 4, 2026Source updated Jun 17, 2026

VulniPulse record published Jul 7, 2026Record updated Jul 7, 2026

CVE-2026-33007

Affected products & platforms

Apache Software FoundationHTTP Server

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Summary

A NULL pointer dereference in the mod_authn_socache in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote user to crash a child process in a caching forward proxy configuration.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.

Affected versions

2.4.66

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Fixed versions

2.4.67

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 2.4.67. 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.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source

Sources

Official and corroborating records used to build this advisory.

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Official resources

Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities (official fixed-in table) (target: 2.4.67)
Official documentation
This advisory names 2.4.67 as the first fixed release — official upgrade documentation for Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities (official fixed-in table).
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