{"id":"CVE-2026-48005","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-48005","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:45:24.119Z","title":"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…","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 .\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.","published":"2026-10-01T17:17:25.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-06T14:07:10.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["apache/http server"],"epss":{"score":0.00565,"percentile":0.46699,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","score":0.00448,"percentile":0.36709}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-01T21:45:04.000Z","detail":{"from":null,"score":"7.5","severity":"HIGH","fromSeverity":null},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 7.5 HIGH."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-01T17:17:25.000Z","detail":{"score":null,"severity":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-01T17:17:25.480Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 7.5)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/15","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48005","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}