Authentication Bypass in Apache (CVE-2026-94276)
Summary
Authentication bypass in Apache (CVE-2026-94276). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-94276 has been found in Apache.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Apache CVE-2026-94276" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-94276 (Apache) — CWE-287
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.
Authentication bypass (CWE-287) exists in Apache.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Apache.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
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 'Apache' . 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 'Apache' . | 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
Apacheを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-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 lists.apache.org
- web openwall.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com