CVE-2026-63041: Apache APISIX: attach-consumer-label does not strip client-supplied consumer-label headers

Published Aug 26, 2026
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Apache APISIX>=3.11.0<3.17.0
Apache APISIX>=3.18.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apache APISIX to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.18.0

Event History

Aug 26, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:34 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:34 AM
DescriptionWeakness

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