CVE-2026-22068
Apache Traffic Server 9.0.0 – 9.2.15
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2026-22068 is a medium-severity Regular Expression without Anchors (CWE-777) vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 35th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-50168
Vulnerability Data
Regular Expression without Anchors vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 10.0.X through 10.1.3, from 9.0.X through 9.2.14. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fixes the issue.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SA-11 developer testing can discover missing anchors through functional or security test cases but does not stop their introduction.
SI-10 requires validation of inputs; correct implementation forces anchored regexes that fully neutralize the described weakness.
SA-15 requires documented development standards and tools that can mandate anchored regex usage for sanitization.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require correct anchored regex for input neutralization, covering most of the weakness while the control itself addresses many other development issues.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Application security requirements can mandate anchored regex but do not prescribe the technique.
Secure coding explicitly requires anchored regex to prevent bypass of input validation.
Security testing can detect unanchored regex but does not prevent the weakness by itself.