CVE-2026-49231
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in opa plugin. An attacker could relay spoofed identity headers to upstream capitalising on non-default configuration in opa plugin. This could allow the attacker to assume higher privileges on the upstream service. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.5.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.6–5.4
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-apisix-2026-49231Apache APISIX: Identity spoofing issue in APISIX opa plugin2026-06-23vendor · osvUS
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in opa plugin. An attacker could relay spoofed identity headers to upstream capitalising on non-default configuration in opa plugin. This could allow the attacker to assume higher privileges on the upstream service. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.5.0 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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references (6)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/13cnnvd
- https://apisix.apache.org/downloads/Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/s1jd1vxm59p6ghx47xhmpjdk1cobo4hncnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/s1jd1vxm59p6ghx47xhmpjdk1cobo4hnenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/13Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/s1jd1vxm59p6ghx47xhmpjdk1cobo4hnVendor AdvisoryMailing Listnvd
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