CVE-2026-28780

Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp of Apache HTTP Server. If mod_proxy_ajp connects to a malicious AJP server this AJP server can send a malicious AJP message back to mod_proxy_ajp and cause it to write 4 attacker controlled bytes after the end of a heap based buffer. This is...

critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published: May 5, 2026
Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Product: Http Server

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp of Apache HTTP Server.
If mod_proxy_ajp connects to a malicious AJP server this AJP server can send a malicious AJP message back to mod_proxy_ajp and cause it to write 4 attacker controlled bytes after the end of a heap based buffer.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.66.

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

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