CVE-2026-44087

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The openid-connect plugin under default configuration has an attack surface that allows the attacker to spoof identity headers allowing the attacker to get unauthorized access the protected resources. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.3 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS 4.0

5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 20% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-345

Published

2026-06-19

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• apache:apisix

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/72ryrgdssk6s2x9d6xn14bxyyl878xfm
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/7

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