Description
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. Prior to 2.9.15 and 3.0.17, the HttpsClient::download function in src/utils/https_client.cc sets libcurl CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST to 1 instead of the strict value 2L. Under adversary-in-the-middle and TLS interception conditions, this non-strict setting may weaken TLS peer identity validation and increase the risk of accepting a certificate for an unintended host. End-to-end exploitation is non-trivial in typical environments. This issue is fixed in versions 2.9.15 and 3.0.17.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| owasp-modsecurity | ModSecurity | < 2.9.15, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.17 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | modsecurity +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | modsecurity +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | modsecurity +1 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | modsecurity +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | modsecurity +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | modsecurity | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | modsecurity | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | modsecurity | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | modsecurity-apache | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | modsecurity-apache | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | modsecurity-apache | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | modsecurity-apache | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | modsecurity-apache | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | modsecurity-apache | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | mod_security | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3666 OWASP ModSecurity: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-2vqc-36qp-ccmw
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/cce204806430e4848327aadeb9113e654631a0c1
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/edca70d853bfb725325137fa40d178beebc324fc
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.15
- https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.17