CVE-2026-63041

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability in Apache APISIX. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privilege or perform an authorization bypass by sending certain values that the attach-consumer-label plugin does not sanitise correctly. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.11.0 through 3.17.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/yg9tgn699rz7kyglw82m1775do8frjr4	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-26 12:16

Updated : 2026-08-27 19:35

NVD link : CVE-2026-63041

Mitre link : CVE-2026-63041

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-63041

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Products Affected

apache

apisix

CWE

CWE-807

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

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