CVE-2026-44087

Critical · CVSS 9.1

Apache APISIX — Identity header spoofing / Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CWE-345)

CVSS: 9.1; nvd
EPSS: 0.17%; 7th pct
KEV: No
Class: other; CWE-345

Description

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.

Search profile — drives PoC discovery

Symbols openid-connectX-UserinfoX-Access-TokenX-ID-Tokenopenid_connectapisix/plugins/openid-connect.luaset_headerproxy_set_headerintrospection_endpointbearer_only

Keywords CVE-2026-44087Apache APISIXopenid-connect pluginidentity header spoofingheader injectionCWE-345APISIX openid-connect bypassAPISIX unauthorized accessAPISIX 3.16.0APISIX 3.17.0

Versions: 2.3 through 3.16.0

References

Status: enriched · ingested 2026-06-23T18:00:15.000Z · profiled 2026-06-24T06:30:26.000Z