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TI-2025-20281 Aliases CVE-2025-27446GHSA-xm8v-g828-5x9r

Incorrect permission assignment in Apache APISIX Java Plugin Runner

Priority LOW 35CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner). Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00207 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache APISIX Java Plugin Runner0.2.0 – 0.5.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache APISIX Java Plugin Runner VendorApache Affected 0.2.0 – 0.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2 – 0.5VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:apisix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 – 0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm8v-g828-5x9r

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-08057 apisix/batch-requests plugin allows overwriting the X-REAL-IP header KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-10921 In Apache APISIX, the user enabled the Admin API and deleted the Admin API access IP… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-24457 Apache APISIX: forward auth plugin allows header injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-09331 Apache APISIX: the body_schema check in request-validation plugin can be bypassed CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19447 Path traversal in request_uri variable CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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