CVE-2026-46729 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache HTTP Servers mod_heartmonitor over unicast listener.

This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

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References

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

History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache HTTP Servers mod_heartmonitor over unicast listener. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.
Title		Apache HTTP Server: mod_heartmonitor denial of service
Weaknesses		CWE-476
References		https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-10-01T15:55:27.083Z

Updated: 2026-10-01T16:18:32.908Z

Reserved: 2026-05-17T14:18:39.243Z

Link: CVE-2026-46729

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T16:18:28.462Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-01T16:17:44.293

Modified: 2026-10-01T17:17:25.160

Link: CVE-2026-46729

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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