Apache APISIX: Cross-user response poisoning in serverless plugins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Apache APISIX. An attacker could make other clients receive attacker-chosen or other users' responses on serverless-plugin routes. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.17.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74848
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g86-xcpq-wppj
References
More Apache Apisix vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-74848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3g86-xcpq-wppj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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