---
title: "CVE-2026-89281: Apache Lounge Apache HTTP Server - Code Execution"
description: "Apache Lounge Windows distribution of Apache HTTP Server contains a hardcoded configuration path vulnerability in openssl.cnf, letting local attackers execute code, exploit requires local access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-89281/
---

# CVE-2026-89281 Apache Lounge Apache HTTP Server - Code Execution

Apache Lounge Windows distribution of Apache HTTP Server contains a hardcoded configuration path vulnerability in openssl.cnf, letting local attackers execute code, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 8.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.12% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89281)

## Details

Type

Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

22 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-732](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Apache HTTP Server from Apache Lounge.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89281](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89281)
- [https://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=9515](https://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=9515)
- [https://atos.net/en/lp/cybershield/a-tale-of-several-hijacks-and-what-it-taught-me-about-runtime-driven-testing](https://atos.net/en/lp/cybershield/a-tale-of-several-hijacks-and-what-it-taught-me-about-runtime-driven-testing)
- [https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi](https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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