# CVE-2026-114460: Mod\_qos: query truncation during json body merging permits security-rule bypass

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The vulnerability affects mod_qos, an Apache HTTP Server module used for request control and quality-of-service rules. An unauthenticated remote attacker could craft a request that hides prohibited values from the module's inspection, allowing configured security rules to be bypassed.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- mod\_qos: 11.74, 11.76, 11.79

## Description

A flaw was found in mod_qos. An off-by-one pointer calculation error occurs when merging request body parameters with an existing URL query, which truncates the query string during security evaluation while leaving the actual request unchanged. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted request that conceals prohibited values from inspection, resulting in a bypass of configured security rules.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114460
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558401

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