CVE-2026-73857

{
  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-3995",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-73857",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-73857",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-jx3r-phvx-2jmj",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-120508",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Uninitialized pointer memory corruption in ModSecurity XML parsing",
  "summary": "ModSecurity 3.0.15 and 3.0.16 are affected when XML request-body parsing uses SecParseXmlIntoArgs set to On or OnlyArgs. An unauthenticated remote request can corrupt worker memory, potentially causing a worker crash, information exposure, or code execution.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade ModSecurity to version 3.0.17. Until upgrades are complete, disable XML request-body parsing or avoid the affected SecParseXmlIntoArgs settings where operationally feasible.",
  "vendor": "owasp-modsecurity",
  "product": "ModSecurity",
  "affected": [
    {
      "affected_notes": [],
      "affected_ranges": [
        "< 3.0.17"
      ],
      "ecosystem": null,
      "fixed_versions": [
        "3.0.17"
      ],
      "package_name": "libmodsecurity3",
      "purl": null
    }
  ],
  "cwes": [
    787
  ],
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss_score": null,
  "epss_percentile": null,
  "epss_asof": null,
  "automation": "contextual",
  "check": false,
  "check_confidence_basis": null,
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 26.505910766666666,
  "t0_at": "2026-11-09T21:37:02.759000+00:00",
  "signals": {
    "trigger_signal": {
      "at": "2026-11-09T21:37:02.759000+00:00",
      "days": 0,
      "is_lower_bound": false,
      "measured_at": "2026-11-09T21:37:02.759000+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73857"
    }
  }
}