CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-48005
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-10-01
- Last modified
- 2026-10-06
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306
Description
Missing authentication checks in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69 on all platforms allows an unauthenticated remote client to cause a denial of service (forced re-authentication) via forged Authorization headers when Digest authentication is enabled with AuthDigestNcCheck .
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.
Affected configurations
• apache http server (>= 2.4.0 < 2.4.69)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality weakness
References
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory