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modsecurity — security advisory
[GHSA-jx3r-phvx-2jmj: XML request body processor dereferences an uninitialized parser context pointer]
- Products
- modsecurity
- Affected versions
- 3.0.10-1, 3.0.11-1, 3.0.12-1, 3.0.12-1.1build1, 3.0.12-1.1build2, 3.0.14-1build1, 3.0.14-1build2, 3.0.15-1, 3.0.16-1, 3.0.3-1, 3.0.4-1, 3.0.4-1build1, 3.0.4-2, 3.0.6-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-73857
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:16 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
[GHSA-jx3r-phvx-2jmj: XML request body processor dereferences an uninitialized parser context pointer]
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73857
modsecurity
Fixed versions: Not specified
modsecurity
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modsecurity
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modsecurity
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modsecurity
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73857",
"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jx3r-phvx-2jmj",
"https://modsecurity.org/20260928/security-update-digest-overview-of-recent-advisory-fixes-2026-september/"
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