CVE-2026-44046: CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source in Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX
Use of Less Trusted Source vulnerability in Apache APISIX. Attacker can take advantage of wolf-rbac plugin under default configuration to potentially pollute logs with spoofed identity information and exploit IP based access control rules. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-348) in Apache APISIX arises from the wolf-rbac plugin's default configuration trusting less reliable sources for identity information. An attacker can exploit this to inject spoofed identity data into logs and potentially circumvent IP-based access controls. The affected versions range from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 3.17.0 where the issue is resolved.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges can potentially manipulate logs by injecting spoofed identity information and exploit IP-based access control mechanisms, which may weaken security controls relying on these logs and IP restrictions. The overall severity is low as per the CVSS score 2.3.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache APISIX to version 3.17.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor recommendation to upgrade.
CVE-2026-44046: CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source in Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX
Description
Use of Less Trusted Source vulnerability in Apache APISIX. Attacker can take advantage of wolf-rbac plugin under default configuration to potentially pollute logs with spoofed identity information and exploit IP based access control rules. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.3low
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-348) in Apache APISIX arises from the wolf-rbac plugin's default configuration trusting less reliable sources for identity information. An attacker can exploit this to inject spoofed identity data into logs and potentially circumvent IP-based access controls. The affected versions range from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 3.17.0 where the issue is resolved.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges can potentially manipulate logs by injecting spoofed identity information and exploit IP-based access control mechanisms, which may weaken security controls relying on these logs and IP restrictions. The overall severity is low as per the CVSS score 2.3.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache APISIX to version 3.17.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor recommendation to upgrade.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T05:50:59.546Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a354cbff198dc38c158738e
Added to database: 06/19/2026, 14:05:51 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 15:15:12 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 07:18:00 UTC
Views: 57
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