Improper authentication vulnerability in TLS origin verification
Priority LOW 38CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Improper Authentication vulnerability in TLS origin validation of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to create a man in the middle attack. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01576 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Traffic Server | 8.0.0 to 8.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache Traffic Server VendorApache Affected 8.0.0 to 8.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwcg-95jm-56j3
References
More Apache Traffic Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-20685 Apache Traffic Server: HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames can be utilized for DoS attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06947 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to ping floods, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-20588 Apache Traffic Server: Malformed http/2 frames can cause an abort CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-44759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwcg-95jm-56j3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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