Missing authentication in Apache Traffic Server tsmemcache plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Apache Traffic Server versions 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, 9.0.0 through 9.2.15, 10.0.0 through 10.1.4, and 10.2.0 are affected. The experimental tsmemcache plugin lacks authentication on its network interface (CWE-306). A remote attacker without credentials can read, write, and delete the shared proxy cache over the network.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
Apache Traffic Server's experimental tsmemcache plugin allows unauthenticated network read, write, and deletion of the shared proxy cache. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.11, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.15, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.4, 10.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.16, 10.1.5, or 10.2.1, which fix the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Apache Traffic Server to 9.2.16, 10.1.5, or 10.2.1, which fix the issue. The sources list no fixed version for Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 through 8.1.11.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache Traffic Server — lists.apache.org/thread/r95dq29ywcd1f4x30snxlqmb12z4s4kc
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-78953 Argument injection in Apache Traffic Server magick pluginPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-78957 Malformed 302 responses bypass rejection in Apache Traffic ServerPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-78964 Unthrottled logging in Apache Traffic Server allows log-flood DoSPriority MEDIUM 44
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111811
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-98jq-8c4p-7mh6
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-111811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98jq-8c4p-7mh6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-111811 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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