Use of Less Trusted Source in Apache APISIX - CVE-2026-44046
Published: August 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145244
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44046
CWE-ID: CWE-348
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof identity information and bypass IP-based access control rules.
The vulnerability exists due to use of a less trusted source in the wolf-rbac plugin when processing identity information under the default configuration. A remote attacker can supply spoofed identity information to spoof identity information and bypass IP-based access control rules.
The issue can also lead to log pollution with spoofed identity information.
Affected software
Apache APISIX
How to mitigate CVE-2026-44046
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache APISIX - update to 3.16.1