CVE-2026-39998
Apache APISIX: Identity Injection via forward-auth Plugin Missing Header Cleanup
EPSS 0.40%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-39998
To remediate CVE-2026-39998, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Bitnami/apisix—upgrade to 3.17.0 or later
Is CVE-2026-39998 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.12.0, < 3.17.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:X |