Apache HTTP Server: mod_proxy_http2 denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
In certain proxy configurations, a denial of service attack against Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.26 through to 2.4.63 can be triggered by untrusted clients causing an assertion in mod_proxy_http2. Configurations affected are a reverse proxy is configured for an HTTP/2 backend, with ProxyPreserveHost set to "on".
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 12 advisories
- RHSA-2025:15727 Released 2025-09-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_http2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) mod_http2-2.0.26-2.el9_4.2
- RHSA-2025:15726 Released 2025-09-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_http2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) mod_http2-1.15.19-4.el9_2.7
- RHSA-2025:15725 Released 2025-09-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_http2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) mod_http2-1.15.19-3.el9_0.7
Show 9 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:15698 Released 2025-09-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd:2.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.src::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.x86_64::httpd:2.4, httpd-devel-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.x86_64::httpd:2.4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.aarch64::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.ppc64le::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.s390x::httpd:2.4 +38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.src::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.x86_64::httpd:2.4, httpd-devel-2.4.37-47.module+el8.6.0+23463+5d5709c6.11.x86_64::httpd:2.4 +11
- RHSA-2025:15684 Released 2025-09-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd:2.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) httpd-2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+23462+1fa78ba3.10.src::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+23462+1fa78ba3.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4, httpd-devel-2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+23462+1fa78ba3.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) httpd-2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+23462+1fa78ba3.10.src::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+23462+1fa78ba3.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4, httpd-devel-2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+23462+1fa78ba3.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4 +11
- RHSA-2025:15619 Released 2025-09-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd:2.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) httpd-2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+23464+a2e0c444.10.ppc64le::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+23464+a2e0c444.10.src::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+23464+a2e0c444.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4 +20
- RHSA-2025:15516 Released 2025-09-08 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd:2.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) httpd-2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+23461+1d03af5c.10.src::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+23461+1d03af5c.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4, httpd-devel-2.4.37-21.module+el8.2.0+23461+1d03af5c.10.x86_64::httpd:2.4 +11
- RHSA-2025:15123 Released 2025-09-03 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd:2.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) httpd-2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+23369+11a81384.5.aarch64::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+23369+11a81384.5.ppc64le::httpd:2.4, httpd-2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+23369+11a81384.5.s390x::httpd:2.4 +38
- RHSA-2025:14983 Released 2025-09-02 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_http2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mod_http2-2.0.26-4.el9_6.1
- RHSA-2025:14625 Released 2025-08-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatemod_http2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) mod_http2-2.0.29-2.el10_0.1
- RHSA-2025:13681 Released 2025-08-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 SP1 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP1
- RHSA-2025:13680 Released 2025-08-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 SP1 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server jbcs-httpd24-httpd-2.4.62-8.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.62-8.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual-2.4.62-8.el7jbcs +12
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 jbcs-httpd24-httpd-2.4.62-8.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel-2.4.62-8.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual-2.4.62-8.el8jbcs +12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15123 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14983 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15516 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15684 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15698 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15698 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15619 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15726 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15684 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15698 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP1 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:13681 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2025:13680 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:13680 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49630
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72h2-3r97-f454
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2025:13681 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP1 · Red Hat
References
More Apache Http Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18535 Path Traversal and Remote Code Execution in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 and 2.4.50 (incomplete fix of CVE-2021-41773) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18417 Path traversal and file disclosure vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-25716 Apache HTTP Server weakness in mod_rewrite when first segment of substitution matches filesystem path. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2019-00184 Use after free in Apache HTTP Server KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-49630 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-49630 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72h2-3r97-f454 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-49630 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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