CVE-2026-44046
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use of Less Trusted Source vulnerability in Apache APISIX. Attacker can take advantage of wolf-rbac plugin under default configuration to potentially pollute logs with spoofed identity information and exploit IP based access control rules. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.6–5.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-apisix-2026-44046Apache APISIX: wolf-rbac plugin Identity Spoofing2026-06-23vendor · osvUS
Use of Less Trusted Source vulnerability in Apache APISIX. Attacker can take advantage of wolf-rbac plugin under default configuration to potentially pollute logs with spoofed identity information and exploit IP based access control rules. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/6cnnvd
- https://apisix.apache.org/downloads/Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xkshmps51b24yw0qckl5h5ddyv0x6qf9cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xkshmps51b24yw0qckl5h5ddyv0x6qf9enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/6Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xkshmps51b24yw0qckl5h5ddyv0x6qf9Vendor AdvisoryMailing Listnvd
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