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CVE-2026-124679: Apache APISIX · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-124679· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 3.20.0 : patch Apache APISIX soon.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:50 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (apache)CVSS 4.07.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.20.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache Software FoundationApache APISIXAffected
  • >=3.18.0 <=3.19.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should upgrade Apache APISIX to version 3.20.0 or later, where this authentication bypass vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations or temporary workarounds are indicated in the provided data.

Description

Apache APISIX versions 3.18.0 through 3.19.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability due to spoofing. This occurs on routes using jwe-decrypt with strict mode disabled and a forward_header different from the token header, allowing unauthenticated clients to supply values treated as decrypted plaintext by the upstream. A similar issue arises when forward-auth is configured with allow_degradation set to true and the authentication service is unavailable. The vulnerability is fixed in version 3.20.0.

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