CVE-2026-63041
Apache APISIX: attach-consumer-label does not strip client-supplied consumer-label headers
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache APISIX: attach-consumer-label does not strip client-supplied consumer-label headers
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-63041- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-807
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-66409
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-66409- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h244-w3g4-3cv4
Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability in Apache APISIX. This...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h244-w3g4-3cv4- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-807
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-63041- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-807
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache APISIX: attach-consumer-label does not strip client-supplied consumer-label headers
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-63041- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-807
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-apisix-2026-63041 No score
Apache APISIX: attach-consumer-label does not strip client-supplied consumer-label headers
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.
- Record
BIT-apisix-2026-63041- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apisixBitnami |
3.11.0 up to 3.18.0 | 3.18.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-63041 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apache Apisix, published August 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in apisix 3.18.0.