Critical (9.8). EPSS 20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
In Apache httpd 2.2.x before 2.2.33 and 2.4.x before 2.4.26, use of the ap_get_basic_auth_pw() by third-party modules outside of the authentication phase may lead to authentication requirements being bypassed.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)