CVE-2025-65082 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server through environment variables set via the Apache configuration unexpectedly superseding variables calculated by the server for CGI programs. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server from 2.4.0 through 2.4.65. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66 which fixes the issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Apache	Http Server

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/04/7
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

History

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apache Apache http Server
Vendors & Products		Apache Apache http Server

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/04/7

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server through environment variables set via the Apache configuration unexpectedly superseding variables calculated by the server for CGI programs. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server from 2.4.0 through 2.4.65. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66 which fixes the issue.
Title		Apache HTTP Server: CGI environment variable override
Weaknesses		CWE-150
References		https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2025-12-05T10:46:27.138Z

Updated: 2025-12-05T19:30:08.216Z

Reserved: 2025-11-17T14:06:38.215Z

Link: CVE-2025-65082

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-05T11:06:01.853Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-05T11:15:52.497

Modified: 2025-12-05T20:15:57.703

Link: CVE-2025-65082

Redhat

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