CVE-2026-39998EPSS p33.1%
CVE-2026-39998CVE-2026-39998
apache / apisix
Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to spoof identity headers.
This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.16.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.40% probability of exploitation · percentile 33.1% · 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z |
| Last modified | 2026-06-23 |