Use after free 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 authentication state corruption via concurrent Digest authentication requests when AuthDigestNcCheck is enabled or AuthDigestNonceLifetime is set to 0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache HTTP Server | unaffected |
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| https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html |
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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Use after free 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 authentication state corruption via concurrent Digest authentication requests when AuthDigestNcCheck is enabled or AuthDigestNonceLifetime is set to 0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue. | |
| Title | Apache HTTP Server: mod_auth_digest DoS attack | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-01T16:18:30.190Z
Reserved: 2026-08-13T12:48:43.755Z
Link: CVE-2026-73637
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-01T17:17:31.000
Modified: 2026-10-01T17:17:31.000
Link: CVE-2026-73637
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