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CVE-2026-41920 (GCVE-0-2026-41920)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 07:18 – Updated: 2026-07-29 13:14
VLAI
Title
Apache Traffic Server: SNI to Host header matching policy is not properly enforced
Summary
Improper Access Control vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 9.0.0 through 9.1.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.15 or 10.1.4, which fixes the issue.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-29 13:14 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.1.14 (semver)
Affected: 10.0.0 , ≤ 10.1.3 (semver)
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Credits
JD Marsters (Bhut Red) Apache Community
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