CVE-2023-38709
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-38709 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server to carry out a Denial of Service attack, bypass security measures, disclose information, and manipulate files.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker to carry out a Denial of Service attack, bypass security measures, disclose information, and manipulate files.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Apache HTTP Server are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for severe impacts.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Apache HTTP Server.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 89% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- high[UPDATE] [high] Apache HTTP Server: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
- highexploited[UPDATE] [high] Apache HTTP Server: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-02
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