# CVE-2026-79768 — Apache HTTP Server

> As of 2026-10-01, CVE-2026-79768 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, CVSS v3.1 5.3, EPSS 0.5% (46.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-79768, most recently “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.68 (20 CVEs, fixed in 2.4.69)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-10-01

## What is CVE-2026-79768?

Path equivalence: '/./' (single dot directory) vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_userdir module when configured with absolute non-wildcard UserDir directive (the 2nd form in https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_userdir.html#userdir) This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.

The record classifies CVE-2026-79768 under weakness class [CWE-55](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/55.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 22 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.3 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-10-01

## Is CVE-2026-79768 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 44 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Apache Software Foundation](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/apache-software-foundation): Apache HTTP Server

## How to fix CVE-2026-79768

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-79768 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-79768

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-79768, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.68 (20 CVEs, fixed in 2.4.69)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2876) — MEDIUM · 2026-10-02

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [httpd.apache.org — vendor advisory](https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-79768
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