CVE-2026-39998 (GCVE-0-2026-39998)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 13:04 – Updated: 2026-06-19 16:49
VLAI
Title
Apache APISIX: Identity Injection via forward-auth Plugin Missing Header Cleanup
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to spoof identity headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX Affected: 2.12.0 , ≤ 3.16.0 (semver)
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Credits
Fernando Mecozzi
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