Bug 2465297 (CVE-2026-33523)

Summary: CVE-2026-33523 httpd: HTTP response splitting forwarding malicious status line
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A flaw was found in httpd. When processing responses from an untrusted or compromised backend server, multiple modules fail to sanitize Carriage Return and Line Feed (CRLF) sequences in the HTTP status line. This issue leads to an HTTP response splitting attack.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-04 15:01:44 UTC
HTTP response splitting vulnerability in multiple Apache HTTP Server modules with untrusted or compromised backend servers.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from through 2.4.66.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.