Severity: low Affected versions:
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 through 2.4.68 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. Credit: lokerxx (finder) Zhen Kong (finder) References: https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html https://httpd.apache.org/ https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48005 Timeline: 2026-05-14: Report received 2026-10-01: fixed in 2.4.x by r1937721 2026-10-01: 2.4.69 released
