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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-44224

A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix…

HIGH 8.2EPSS 82.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).

CVSS 3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS
82.30% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
apache/http server · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · tenable/tenable.sc · oracle/communications element manager · oracle/communications operations monitor · oracle/communications session report manager · oracle/communications session route manager · oracle/http server · oracle/instantis enterprisetrack · apple/mac os x · apple/macos
Source
security@apache.org
EPSS trend
0%43%85%3 November 2026: 82.30%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 82.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.