Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 13, 2026 17:52:43 UTC
CVE-2026-124716
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache APISIX. An authenticated user who holds any one of a route's required permissions or scopes can reach the protected upstream without the others, including HTTP methods the authorization server denied. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.4.0 through 3.19.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.20.0, which fixes the issue.
Base score6.4/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsNoneAT
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityNoneVC
Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI
Vulnerable system availabilityNoneVA
Subsequent system confidentialityHighSC
Subsequent system integrityHighSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering Authorityapache
Last updatedNov 13, 2026 23:05:01 UTC
PublishedNov 13, 2026 17:52:43 UTC
ReservedNov 9, 2026 10:49:56 UTC
Credits
- Erjey (Independent Security Researcher)
- shreemaan-abhishek
- shreemaan-abhishek