What is GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p?

GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Missing authentication checks in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p cover?

GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-48005. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p?

GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3pHighCVSS 7.5

Missing authentication checks in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 1, 2026

Last Modified

October 1, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-48005 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48005
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/15
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf5c-qxgw-xx3p