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Echo: apache2: security update to 2.4.68-1~deb13u1+e4

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 473838

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-73636)

Solution

Update the apache2 library and its related packages to version 2.4.68-1~deb13u1+e4 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-73636

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473838

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/8/2026

Updated: 10/8/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-73636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-73636