CVE-2026-73636

NameCVE-2026-73636
DescriptionAuthentication 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-6569-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apache2 (PTS)bookworm2.4.68-1~deb12u1vulnerable
bookworm (security)2.4.67-1~deb12u3vulnerable
trixie2.4.68-1~deb13u1vulnerable
trixie (security)2.4.69-1~deb13u1fixed
forky, sid2.4.69-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
apache2sourcetrixie2.4.69-1~deb13u1DSA-6569-1
apache2source(unstable)2.4.69-1

Notes

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2026-73636
Fixed by: https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/fc722c619fdf7f8eb69eb8bd4201265065cd3ac2

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