7.3

CVE-2026-73637: apache software foundation apache http server Use After Free

CVSS: 7.3v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2026-73637UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73637DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73637
Published 01-10-2026Last modified 01-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-73637 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Use After Free vulnerability in apache software foundation apache http server. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
MGASA-2026-0502RHSA-2026:74858USN-8931-1

Timeline

  1. 01-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

02-10-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • apache2< 2.4.69-r0
Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Debian1 product
  • apache2All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.4.69-1~deb13u1 | < 2.4.69-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • apache2All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm17 | < 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm22 | < 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm13 | < 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm9 | < 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.25 | < 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.17 | < 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.6

5 vendors · 5 products

References

8 links