CVE-2021-41773

Path traversal and file disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49

Published Oct 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 100.0% KEV · Listed
Description
A flaw was found in a change made to path normalization in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49. An attacker could use a path traversal attack to map URLs to files outside the directories configured by Alias-like directives. If files outside of these directories are not protected by the usual default configuration "require all denied", these requests can succeed. If CGI scripts are also enabled for these aliased pathes, this could allow for remote code execution. This issue is known to be exploited in the wild. This issue only affects Apache 2.4.49 and not earlier versions. The fix in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.50 was found to be incomplete, see CVE-2021-42013.

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References
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164418/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.49-Path-Traversal-Remote-Code-Execution.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164418/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.49-Path-Traversal.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164629/Apache-2.4.49-2.4.50-Traversal-Remote-Code-Execution.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164941/Apache-HTTP-Server-2.4.50-Remote-Code-Execution.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/05/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/08/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/09/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/11/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/15/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/16/1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17a4c6ce9aff662efd9459e9d1850ab4a611cb23392fc68264c72cb3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6abf5f2ba6f1aa8b1030f95367aaf17660c4e4c78cb2338aee18982f%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c795cd45a3384d4d27e57618a215b0ed19cb6ca8eb070061ad5d837%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r98d704ed4377ed889d40479db79ed1ee2f43b2ebdd79ce84b042df45%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5b0e46f179f60b0c70204656bc52fcb558e961cb4d06a971e9e3efb%40%3Cusers.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RMIIEFINL6FUIOPD2A3M5XC6DH45Y3CC/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WS5RVHOIIRECG65ZBTZY7IEJVWQSQPG3/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41773 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-20 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0009/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-httpd-pathtrv-LAzg68cZ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-41773 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41773 cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.94398}

epss

{'score': 0.94438}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:25 PM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 5, 2021, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:08 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 29, 2021, 12:00 AM