CVE-2026-29168

HIGHNVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-05. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's  mod_md via OCSP response data.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.30 through 2.4.66.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
49%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 5, 2026

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 5, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-29168: Apache HTTP Server: mod_md unrestricted OCSP response

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/6
generic Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities - The Apache HTTP Server Project

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-29168(9)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuapache2-utils (2.4.66-2ubuntu2.1) @ resolute2026-08-23ubuntu
redhatmod_md-1:2.4.19-1.el9_4.22026-08-21redhat
redhatmod_md-1:2.4.26-1.el9_6.22026-08-20redhat
redhatmod_md-1:2.4.19-1.el9_2.22026-08-20redhat
redhatmod_md-1:2.4.26-3.el10_0.22026-08-10redhat
redhatmod_md-1:2.4.26-2.el9_8.12026-06-29redhat
redhatmod_md-1:2.4.26-5.el10_2.12026-06-29redhat
redhatjbcs-httpd24-mod_md-1:2.4.28-16.el7jbcs2026-06-22redhat
redhatjbcs-httpd24-mod_md2026-06-22redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(9 across 9 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache2—2.4.67-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.48-3.1 ... 2.4.66-8 (82 versions)2.4.67-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.57-2 ... 2.4.67-1~deb12u1 (46 versions)2.4.67-1~deb12u2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.65-2 ... 2.4.67-1~deb13u1 (22 versions)2.4.67-1~deb13u2—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
apache22.4.65-2 ... 2.4.67-1~deb13u3 (24 versions)2.4.67-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-29168?
CVE-2026-29168 is a high vulnerability published on May 5, 2026. Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_md via OCSP response data. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.30 through 2.4.66. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes the issue.
When was CVE-2026-29168 disclosed?
CVE-2026-29168 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 5, 2026, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-29168 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-29168 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 51.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-29168?
CVE-2026-29168 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-29168?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-29168, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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