CVE-2026-73856

8.6 HIGH 0.6% exploit odds Fix listed Disclosure Web app

What it is

ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, src/transaction.cc compares a response Content-Type value against SecResponseBodyMimeType entries case-sensitively. A mixed-case response media type that is semantically equivalent to a configured lowercase type can therefore be treated as unconfigured, causing ModSecurity to skip RESPONSE_BODY inspection. An unauthenticated requester can then receive response content that a phase 4 rule would otherwise block, including sensitive error or debug data. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-08-13 17:44 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-11-05 16:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-05 16:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 8.6 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-11-05 16:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-05 16:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-178
Record status: Received

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.6

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record