Apache Patches Critical HTTP/2 RCE Vulnerability Discovered by Anthropic and Google
Original headline: Apache Patches Critical HTTP Server RCE Found by Anthropic, Google
Apache announced that it has patched a race‑condition vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑119618) in its mod_http2 module, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on servers with HTTP/2 enabled. The flaw was jointly discovered by Anthropic and Google, and the update significantly reduces the risk of server compromise.
It lowers the risk of large‑scale remote‑code‑execution attacks on HTTP/2‑enabled web servers.
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