CISA KEV entry
CVE-2024-38475Apache HTTP Server Improper Escaping of Output Vulnerability
Apache HTTP Server. Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 1 May 2025.
Data status: a source is stale
Last synced CISA catalogue version 2026.11.04 (released 4 November 2026) 1,768 entries Updated manually
- Date added
- 2025-05-01
- Federal due date
- 2025-05-22 21 days after it was added; passed at the sync of 2026-11-05
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
- Forensic triage (BOD 26-04)
- No
- CVSS
- 9.1 Critical CVSS 3.1, scored by nvd@nist.gov
- EPSS
- 99.95% percentile 99.9, scored 2026-11-04
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total
- NVD status
- Analyzed published 2024-07-01, 304 days before the KEV listing
BOD 26-04 remediation window
With CISA's SSVC answers for this CVE (automatable: yes, technical impact: total), BOD 26-04 Table 1 gives 3 days and forensic triage on a publicly exposed asset (row 1) and 3 days and forensic triage on an asset that is not publicly exposed (row 9) S06. The catalogue due date, 21 days after the date added, was set before BOD 26-04 took effect on 10 June 2026 S06. The directive binds US federal civilian executive branch agencies only.
What CISA says
Short description
Apache HTTP Server contains an improper escaping of output vulnerability in mod_rewrite that allows an attacker to map URLs to filesystem locations that are permitted to be served by the server but are not intentionally/directly reachable by any URL, resulting in code execution or source code disclosure.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38475
CWE in the catalogue
CWE-116
Official links
- CISA KEV catalogue entry cisa.gov
- NVD record nvd.nist.gov
Vendor advisory and patch links
References NVD tags Vendor Advisory or Patch, exactly as NVD lists them.
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/9a6157d1e2f7ab15963020381054b48782bc18cf Patch
Links in CISA's notes
NVD details
- CWE (NVD)
- CWE-116 by security@apache.org
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- CVSS versions in NVD
- V31
- Last modified in NVD
- 2026-06-17T07:40:21.380
Where each value comes from
| Field | Source | Fetched, UTC | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalogue fields | CISA KEV JSON, version 2026.11.04 | 2026-11-05 11:38 | current |
| NVD published, status, CVSS, CWE, vendor links | NVD CVE API 2.0; CVSS: NVD (nvd@nist.gov) | 2026-11-03 12:37 | current at 2026-11-05 11:38 |
| EPSS | FIRST EPSS API, scores of 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-05 11:38 | current |
| CISA SSVC | CISA ADP (via NVD), record of 2025-05-02 | 2026-11-03 12:37 | current |
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