Open Redirect in apisix (CVE-2026-44915)
Summary
Vulnerability in apisix (CVE-2026-44915). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.17.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
The default configuration of cas-auth in Apache APISIX is vulnerable to phishing and credential theft.
This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.0.0 through 3.16.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-44915 has been found in apisix.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: upgrade apisix to 3.17.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "apisix CVE-2026-44915" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-44915 (apisix) — CWE-601 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 3.17.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-601) exists in apisix.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of apisix.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 3.17.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'apisix' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'apisix' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
apisixを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade apisix to 3.17.0ステージング環境で 3.17.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web lists.apache.org
- web github.com
- web openwall.com