CVE-2026-48005

⚠️ high

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.

CVSS Score

7.5

High

EPSS Score

0.6

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-10-01

First Seen: 2026-10-04

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 67.8% of all 365,863 vulnerabilities in our database.

#117,960

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Oct 1, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

YES

Can be exploited automatically

💥 Technical Impact

Partial

Limited system impact

🏆 Discovered By

lokerxx Zhen Kong

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-10-06

Source NVD 🔗

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

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-306

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apache	http_server	Affected	> 2.4.0 < 2.4.69

🔗 References 2

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24...

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/0...

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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