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 in Apache APISIX arises from the use of a less trusted source in the wolf-rbac plugin's default configuration. An attacker with low privileges can manipulate logs by injecting spoofed identity data, which may lead to bypassing IP-based access control mechanisms. The affected versions include Apache APISIX from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. The vendor has addressed the issue in version 3.17.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to pollute logs with spoofed identity information, potentially undermining the reliability of log data and enabling circumvention of IP-based access control rules. The impact is considered low severity as per the CVSS score of 2.3, indicating limited risk and requiring low privileges to exploit without user interaction.
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 advisory recommending this 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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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apache APISIX arises from the use of a less trusted source in the wolf-rbac plugin's default configuration. An attacker with low privileges can manipulate logs by injecting spoofed identity data, which may lead to bypassing IP-based access control mechanisms. The affected versions include Apache APISIX from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. The vendor has addressed the issue in version 3.17.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to pollute logs with spoofed identity information, potentially undermining the reliability of log data and enabling circumvention of IP-based access control rules. The impact is considered low severity as per the CVSS score of 2.3, indicating limited risk and requiring low privileges to exploit without user interaction.
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 advisory recommending this 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: 6/19/2026, 2:05:51 PM
Last enriched: 6/19/2026, 2:21:38 PM
Last updated: 6/19/2026, 5:03:18 PM
Views: 4
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