Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2026-48005Apache HTTP Server: mod_auth_digest reauthentication attack
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity missing authentication in Apache HTTP Server from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | httpd | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | httpd | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | httpd | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | httpd-core | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | httpd-core | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | httpd-devel | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | httpd-devel | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | httpd-devel | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | httpd-filesystem | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | httpd-filesystem | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | httpd-filesystem | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | httpd-manual | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | httpd-manual | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | httpd-manual | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | httpd-tools | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | httpd-tools | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | httpd-tools | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_http2 | 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+4270+e5f13fdb.7 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_http2 | 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+4233+8b7d9181.7 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | mod_ldap | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_ldap | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mod_ldap | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | mod_lua | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mod_lua | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_md | 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.10.0+4295+280de5aa.4 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | mod_proxy_html | 1:2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_proxy_html | 1:2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mod_proxy_html | 1:2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | mod_session | 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_session | 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mod_session | 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | mod_ssl | 1:2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | ALSA-2026:89860 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mod_ssl | 1:2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 | ALSA-2026:92616 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mod_ssl | 1:2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | ALSA-2026:88229 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | apache2 | 2.4.69-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | apache2 | 2.4.69-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | apache2 | 2.4.69-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | apache2 | 2.4.69-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Debian:12 | apache2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Debian:13 | apache2 | 2.4.69-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Debian:14 | apache2 | 2.4.69-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | httpd | 0:2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 | RLSA-2026:89860 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+2061+8d03fdec.5 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40312+2c72bb9b.10 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40197+0231e209.8 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1842+4a9649e8.2 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1984+1bed3124.4 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40257+286895ef.9 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40206+be2c8a50.8 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1938+3b7755d4.3 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40402+af9563a3.13 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40045+6ce8579b.6 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1830+22f0c9e0 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+40053+5a18018e.7 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | httpd | 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1840+b070a976.1 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | httpd | 0:2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 | RLSA-2026:88229 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+40257+286895ef.7 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+1775+6b057638 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+1830+22f0c9e0 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+1883+38ed6c58.1 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+1938+3b7755d4.3 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+2061+8d03fdec.4 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+40197+0231e209.5 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_http2 | 0:1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+40204+716978aa.6 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_md | 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.9.0+1370+89cc8ad5 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_md | 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.10.0+40369+03c444c1.4 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mod_md | 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.10.0+40053+5a18018e.2 | RLSA-2026:92616 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | apache2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | apache2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | apache2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48005 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | apache2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48005 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache HTTP Server | 2.4.0 – through 2.4.68 |
Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H