CVE-2026-63686

A NULL pointer dereference in mod_xml2enc in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69 on all platforms allows an untrusted backend server to cause a denial of service via a proxied response with a charset whose conversion partially succeeds then fails. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Analyzed - security@apache.org

Published

2026-10-01

Last modified

2026-10-05

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Http Server (Apache)
• Apache Http Server (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/25