Vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server

[ Description ]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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• CERT-FR2 Oct 2026CERTFR-2026-AVI-1248

  Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server Translated from French

  Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache HTTP Server. Some of them allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, remote denial of service and a breach of data confidentiality.

  CVE-2026-48005CVE-2026-73637CVE-2026-79768+17 more CVEs
• BSI CERT-Bund1 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-3703

  Apache HTTP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-46729CVE-2026-59685CVE-2026-63686+17 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlVendor Advisory
• www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/15Mailing ListThird Party Advisory