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high 7.5

CVE-2026-48005 json

Apache HTTP Server: mod_auth_digest reauthentication attack

published 2026-10-01 38 d ago modified 2026-10-06 33 d ago also BIT-apache-2026-48005 , EUVD-2026-90892

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami apache 2.4.69
  • apache http_server 2.4.69
  • apache2 Debian 13 2.4.69-1~deb13u1
  • apache2 Debian 14 2.4.69-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48005

  • httpd hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • mod_lua hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • mod_ssl hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • mod_ldap hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • httpd-core hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • httpd-tools hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • mod_session hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1
  • httpd-manual hummingbird 1 2.4.69-1.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:74858

  • apache2 SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1
  • apache2-event SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1
  • apache2-utils SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1
  • apache2-manual SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1
  • apache2-worker SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1
  • apache2-prefork SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1
  • apache2 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1
  • apache2 SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 2.4.66-35.84.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:5099-1SUSE-SU-2026:5077-1SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1SUSE-SU-2026:5075-1

  • httpd AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13
  • mod_md AlmaLinux 8 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.10.0+4295+280de5aa.4
  • mod_ssl AlmaLinux 8 1:2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13
  • mod_ldap AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13
  • mod_http2 AlmaLinux 8 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+4233+8b7d9181.7
  • mod_http2 AlmaLinux 8 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+4270+e5f13fdb.7
  • httpd-tools AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13
  • mod_session AlmaLinux 8 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:92616ALSA-2026:89860ALSA-2026:88229

  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40197+0231e209.8
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1842+4a9649e8.2
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1938+3b7755d4.3
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40206+be2c8a50.8
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40257+286895ef.9
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1984+1bed3124.4
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40312+2c72bb9b.10
  • httpd Rocky Linux 8 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+2061+8d03fdec.5

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:92616RLSA-2026:89860RLSA-2026:88229

  • apache2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 2.4.69-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-48005

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • httpd Azure Linux 3.0 2.4.69-1

azure linux advisories AZL-106770

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-48005 updated cvss 3.7

httpd: httpd: Denial of service via forged Authorization headers in mod_auth_digest

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 httpd, mod_ssl, mod_ldap, httpd-tools, mod_session, httpd-manual, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services jbcs-httpd24-httpd, jbcs-httpd24-mod_md, jbcs-httpd24-mod_ssl, jbcs-httpd24-mod_ldap, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-zip, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-libs, +6 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mod_md 2.0.8-8.module+el8.10.0+24941+3af7c60a.4, httpd 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+25092+6f3ea0dd.13, mod_ssl 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+25092+6f3ea0dd.13, mod_http2 1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+24521+219dcfc5.7, mod_ldap 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+25092+6f3ea0dd.13, httpd-tools 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+25092+6f3ea0dd.13, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:92616
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) httpd 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9, mod_lua 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9, mod_ssl 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9, mod_ldap 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9, httpd-core 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9, httpd-tools 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:88229
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) httpd 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8, mod_lua 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8, mod_ssl 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8, mod_ldap 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8, httpd-core 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8, httpd-tools 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:89860
  • Red Hat Hardened Images httpd 2.4.69-1.hum1, mod_lua 2.4.69-1.hum1, mod_ssl 2.4.69-1.hum1, mod_ldap 2.4.69-1.hum1, httpd-core 2.4.69-1.hum1, httpd-tools 2.4.69-1.hum1, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:74858
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 httpd, mod_ssl, httpd-tools, httpd-manual
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
38 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami apache
>=2.4.0, <2.4.69
2.4.69

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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