CVE-2020-13938

httpd: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 7, 2021

Updated · August 4, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in HTTPd. In some Apache HTTP Server versions, unprivileged local users can stop HTTPd on Windows. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Statement

As per upstream, this flaw affects only Microsoft Windows operating system, therefore Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Software Collection is not affected by this flaw.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource