Description
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.
Affected products
apache: http server
References2
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Vendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/29 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 46 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-55
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