CVSS 9.1 · CRITICAL

CVE-2026-49230

Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The jwe-decrypt plugin under default configuration is vulnerable to authentication bypass. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.8.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.

View on NVD

Analysis

Apache APISIX versions 3.8.0 through 3.16.0 are vulnerable to a critical authentication bypass when using the jwe-decrypt plugin in its default configuration. Attackers can bypass integrity checks to gain unauthorized access to backend services; users should upgrade to version 3.17.0 immediately.

Relevant roles

BackendCloudCyberSecurityKubernetesDocker

Severity

Score: 9.1(CRITICAL)

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

AV: NETWORK

AC: LOW

PR: NONE

UI: NONE

S: UNCHANGED

C: HIGH

I: HIGH

A: NONE

Weakness (CWE): CWE-354

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0023 (0.2%)

Percentile: 13.6%

EPSS: 2026-06-23

Affects

apache:apisix

Technical description

Published: 6/19/2026, 2:16:23 PM

Last modified: 6/23/2026, 3:17:42 PM

References

How to read this card

Actively exploited

KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) is CISA's catalog of CVEs confirmed as actively exploited in the real world. If a CVE is on KEV, someone is already using it in attacks.

CVSS 10.0

CVSS 10.0 — máxima severidad teórica. Explotable de forma remota, sin privilegios, con impacto total. Aún no confirmada como explotada en el mundo real, pero parchea ya.

AI-recommended

Un modelo de lenguaje revisó el CVE y consideró que afecta a software ampliamente desplegado o herramientas comunes de desarrollo. Un humano del equipo aprobó la publicación antes de que llegara aquí.

Categorías de impacto que evalúa la IA

widely_deployed_infra — kernel Linux, OpenSSL, glibc, k8s, Docker, nginx, OpenSSH.

popular_dev_tooling — Node.js, Python, Go, React, Next.js, librerías comunes de npm/pip.

common_consumer_software — Chrome, Firefox, Windows, macOS, apps móviles populares.

enterprise_saas — GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian, Salesforce, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti.

niche_software — CMS regionales, herramientas de hobby, librerías de poco uso.

not_relevant — firmware específico de proveedor, software descontinuado.

EPSS — EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) by FIRST.org estimates the probability that a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days. Range is 0 to 1; very fresh CVEs typically score low until evidence accumulates.