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CVE-2025-49506: Apache Portable Runtime Utility: apr_password_validate() vulnerable to timing attack

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.37% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime Utility 1.6.4; azl3 apr-util 1.6.3-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 1.6.3-3.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime Utility 1.6.4; azl3 apr-util 1.6.3-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 1.6.3-3 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

APR-util versions 1.6.3 (and earlier) function apr_password_validate() was not constant-time with regards to hashes or passwords comparisons, potentially leaking their content via a side channel timing attack particularly on platforms without crypt() such as  Windows, BeOS, NetWare, or Android. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.4, which fixes this issue.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 6, 2026
Updated
Sep 29, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 32th percentile

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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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VendorProduct
apacheapr-util

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache apr-util1.2.0 and later · before 1.6.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime Utility

    • 1.2.0 and later · up to and including 1.6.3affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:10apr-utilbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-develbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-ldapbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-lmdbbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-mysqlbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-odbcbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-opensslbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-pgsqlbefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:10apr-util-sqlitebefore 1.6.3-23.el10_2.11.6.3-23.el10_2.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-utilbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-bdbbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-develbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-ldapbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-mysqlbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-odbcbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-opensslbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-pgsqlbefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:8apr-util-sqlitebefore 1.6.1-9.el8_10.11.6.1-9.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux:9apr-utilbefore 1.6.1-23.el9_8.11.6.1-23.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux:9apr-util-bdbbefore 1.6.1-23.el9_8.11.6.1-23.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux:9apr-util-develbefore 1.6.1-23.el9_8.11.6.1-23.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux:9apr-util-ldapbefore 1.6.1-23.el9_8.11.6.1-23.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux:9apr-util-mysqlbefore 1.6.1-23.el9_8.11.6.1-23.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux:9apr-util-odbcbefore 1.6.1-23.el9_8.11.6.1-23.el9_8.1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2010-1623Oct 4, 2010 · Memory leak in the apr_brigade_split_line function in buckets/apr_brigade.c in the Apache Portable Runtime Utility library (aka APR-util) be
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2011-1928May 24, 2011 · The fnmatch implementation in apr_fnmatch.c in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library 1.4.3 and 1.4.4, and the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.18,
    20Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-32327Aug 6, 2026 · Apache Portable Runtime Utility: apr-util XML stack recursion crash
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime Utility1.6.4 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
azl3 apr-util 1.6.3-2 on Azure Linux 3.01.6.3-3 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
almalinux:apr-util1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-bdb1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-devel1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-ldap1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-lmdb1.6.3-23.el10_2.1 · AlmaLinux:10Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-mysql1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-odbc1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-openssl1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-pgsql1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:apr-util-sqlite1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
alpine:apr-util1.6.4-r0 · Alpine:v3.21Package registry (OSV)
debian:apr-util1.6.3-1+deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:apr-util1.6.3-160000.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util0:1.6.5-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-bdb0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-bdb-debuginfo0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-debuginfo0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-debugsource0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-devel0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-devel0:1.6.5-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-ldap0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-ldap0:1.6.5-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-ldap-debuginfo0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-lmdb0:1.6.5-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-mysql0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-mysql0:1.6.5-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-mysql-debuginfo0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:apr-util-odbc0:1.6.1-23.el9_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-208 · Observable Timing Discrepancy

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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