Vulnerability in Apache Apisix

CVE-2026-63041

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability in Apache APISIX. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privilege or perform an authorization bypass by sending certain values that the attach-consumer-label plugin does not sanitise correctly. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.11.0 through 3.17.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-63041: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-63041?
CVE-2026-63041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Apisix, classified under CWE-807. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-63041?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.