CVE-2026-73636
HIGHCVSS 8.1Description
Authentication bypass by capture-replay in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x on all platforms allows a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacker to replay captured digest authentication credentials via crafted requests that trigger garbage collection of the client's shared memory entry when AuthDigestNonceLifetime is set to 0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.
Timeline
Published:October 1st, 2026 5:17 PM
Last modified:October 5th, 2026 5:45 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 8.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
From NVD CPE configuration data
Vendors
apache
Products
http_server
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute