CVE-2026-49872

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-19. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX.

When the cas-auth plugin is used in a route, an attacker can possibly authenticate itself with credentials from a different source. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.0.0 through 3.16.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EPSS
23.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/bzjpo60ygxo7kxdqf7vw3l5zw2lh6m5k

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-49872(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 36× in last 7d / 83× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 00:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 00:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-06 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-06 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-07-05 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-07-05 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-07-04 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-07-04 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-07-03 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-03 07:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-07-02 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-02 09:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-01 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-01 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-01 11:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-01 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-01 00:59 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-01 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-30 14:03 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-06-30 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-06-30 03:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-06-29 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-06-29 05:05 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-29 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-28 18:07 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-28 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-06-28 07:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-06-27 20:10 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-27 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-06-27 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-26 22:17 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-26 22:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-06-26 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-06-25 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-25 08:57 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-06-25 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-24 22:01 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-06-24 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-24 11:05 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-24 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-24 00:08 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.80
  47. 2026-06-24 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-23 15:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  51. 2026-06-22 21:55 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-06-22 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-21 19:44 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-06-21 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-20 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-06-20 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-19 15:16 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-19 15:14 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-49872?
CVE-2026-49872 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX. When the cas-auth plugin is used in a route, an attacker can possibly authenticate itself with credentials from a different source. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.0.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version…
When was CVE-2026-49872 disclosed?
CVE-2026-49872 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-49872 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-49872 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-49872?
CVE-2026-49872 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-49872?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-49872, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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