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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856

[GHSA-vmg8-j66p-vgvw: Response body inspection bypass via non-canonical Content-Type casing]

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-2026-73856
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

[GHSA-vmg8-j66p-vgvw: Response body inspection bypass via non-canonical Content-Type casing]

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856

modsecurity

Fixed versions: Not specified

modsecurity

Fixed versions: Not specified

modsecurity

Fixed versions: Not specified

modsecurity

Fixed versions: Not specified

modsecurity

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "id": "366810446e2005e1b338e888ef06b6f6e4dcfac9a98594a4038d351d0ddf7219",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856",
    "summary": "[GHSA-vmg8-j66p-vgvw: Response body inspection bypass via non-canonical Content-Type casing]",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "modsecurity",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.0.3-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.4-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.4-1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "modsecurity",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.0.4-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.6-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "modsecurity",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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            "value": "3.0.10-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.11-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.12-1",
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          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.12-1.1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.12-1.1build2",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "modsecurity",
          "evidence": "/affected/3/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
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          {
            "value": "3.0.14-1build2",
            "evidence": "/affected/3/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.15-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/3/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.16-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/3/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "modsecurity",
          "evidence": "/affected/4/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.0.14-1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.0.14-1build2",
            "evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856",
      "aliases": [
        "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "medium"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "modsecurity",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/modsecurity?arch=source&distro=focal",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "3.0.3-1",
            "3.0.4-1",
            "3.0.4-1build1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libmodsecurity3",
                "binary_version": "3.0.4-1build1"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
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                {
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "modsecurity",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/modsecurity?arch=source&distro=jammy",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "3.0.4-2",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          "ecosystem_specific": {
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          "versions": [
            "3.0.10-1",
            "3.0.11-1",
            "3.0.12-1",
            "3.0.12-1.1build1",
            "3.0.12-1.1build2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
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              {
                "binary_name": "libmodsecurity3t64",
                "binary_version": "3.0.12-1.1build2"
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        {
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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          ],
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            "name": "modsecurity",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/modsecurity?arch=source&distro=stonking",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
          },
          "versions": [
            "3.0.14-1build2",
            "3.0.15-1",
            "3.0.16-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libmodsecurity3t64",
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            ]
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        },
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "modsecurity",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/modsecurity?arch=source&distro=resolute",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "3.0.14-1build1",
            "3.0.14-1build2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73856.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libmodsecurity3t64",
                "binary_version": "3.0.14-1build2"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T13:01:03.859479342Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-73856"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-73856",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73856",
        "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmg8-j66p-vgvw",
        "https://modsecurity.org/20260928/security-update-digest-overview-of-recent-advisory-fixes-2026-september/"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-73856",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 360920,
  "published_at": "2026-10-02T00:00:00+00:00"
}