CVE-2026-94276
Apache APISIX: Openid-connect introspection validation issue
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
On a route using openid-connect plugin with remote introspection against an authorization server that serves multiple issuers, a token that introspects as active for one issuer may get accepted on a route restricted to another. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.12.0 through 3.18.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.19.0, 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: Openid-connect introspection validation issue
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
On a route using openid-connect plugin with remote introspection against an authorization server that serves multiple issuers, a token that introspects as active for one issuer may get accepted on a route restricted to another. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.12.0 through 3.18.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.19.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-94276- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-90769
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
On a route using openid-connect plugin with remote introspection against an authorization server that serves multiple issuers, a token that introspects as active for one issuer may get accepted on a route restricted to another. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.12.0 through 3.18.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.19.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-90769- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v5j-4cf2-q593
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX. On a route using openid-connect plugin...
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
On a route using openid-connect plugin with remote introspection against an authorization server that serves multiple issuers, a token that introspects as active for one issuer may get accepted on a route restricted to another. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.12.0 through 3.18.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.19.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-9v5j-4cf2-q593- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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 - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
On a route using openid-connect plugin with remote introspection against an authorization server that serves multiple issuers, a token that introspects as active for one issuer may get accepted on a route restricted to another. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.12.0 through 3.18.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.19.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-94276- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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 - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-apisix-2026-94276 No score
Apache APISIX: Openid-connect introspection validation issue
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
On a route using openid-connect plugin with remote introspection against an authorization server that serves multiple issuers, a token that introspects as active for one issuer may get accepted on a route restricted to another. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.12.0 through 3.18.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.19.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
BIT-apisix-2026-94276- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apisixBitnami |
3.12.0 up to 3.19.0 | 3.19.0 |
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-2026-94276 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Apache Software Foundation Apisix, published October 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in apisix 3.19.0.