Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2026· Updated Jun 19, 2026
Apache APISIX: Identity spoofing issue in APISIX opa plugin
CVE-2026-49231
Description
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in opa plugin.
An attacker could relay spoofed identity headers to upstream capitalising on non-default configuration in opa plugin.
This could allow the attacker to assume higher privileges on the upstream service. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.5.0 through 3.16.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
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References
1- lists.apache.org/thread/s1jd1vxm59p6ghx47xhmpjdk1cobo4hnmitrevendor-advisory
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