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.

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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-41
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
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Moderate


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First Time appeared Apache
Apache http Server
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache http Server

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Apache HTTP Server: mod_userdir information disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-55
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T20:09:34.983Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:25:35.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-79768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T20:09:34.983Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-01T17:17:31.910

Modified: 2026-10-01T21:17:24.637

Link: CVE-2026-79768

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-01T16:18:57Z

Links: CVE-2026-79768 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T14:30:24Z

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