CVE-2026-42809

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 29.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-04 16:22Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-04 16:38Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-30

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e4b73a8b59e70a0beb16557f555ee34ace4a374aef6153bdc61010c1612998a0

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/8tfsr8y7pgq6rdcvjx95hkcr47td671rvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/02/10