Apache fixes critical HTTP/2 double-free flaw CVE-2026-23918 enabling RCE
Apache fixed several flaws in HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8), a double-free bug in HTTP/2 that could allow remote code execution. The Apache Software Foundation has released updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8). The issue involves a “double free” error in HTTP/2 handling […]
The Apache Software Foundation has released updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8). The issue involves a “double free” error in HTTP/2 handling that could potentially lead to remote code execution.
Researchers Bartlomiej Dmitruk, from striga.ai, and Stanislaw Strzalkowski from isec.pl discovered the vulnerability.
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