CVE-2026-48834

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-05. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Apache Answer.

This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1.

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service via a specially crafted Accept-Language header that triggers excessive CPU consumption during parsing. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-48834: Apache Answer: Denial of service via crafted Accept-Language header parsing

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/05/9
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/0yg5smwnbrhqs55m5h61gn42mcs8s95p

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48834(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 29× in last 7d / 70× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 01:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 14:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 18:15 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 19:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 09:00 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 11:04 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-15 11:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-15 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-14 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 02:09 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-14 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-13 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 17:16 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-12 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-11 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-11 08:21 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-11 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-10 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-10 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-09 23:27 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-09 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-09 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-09 01:32 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-09 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-08 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-08 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-07 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-07 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-07 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-06 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-06 16:05 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-06 16:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-06 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-06 14:45 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
  38. 2026-08-06 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-06 14:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  40. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-05 17:28 UTCNVD update
  42. 2026-08-05 16:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  43. 2026-08-05 16:27 UTCNVD update
  44. 2026-08-05 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-05 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48834?
CVE-2026-48834 is a high vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.1. Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service via a specially crafted Accept-Language header that triggers excessive CPU consumption during parsing. Users…
When was CVE-2026-48834 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48834 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026, with the most recent update on August 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48834 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48834 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 59.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48834?
CVE-2026-48834 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48834?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48834, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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