What is GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847?

GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX. When the cas-auth plugin is used in a...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847 cover?

GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-49872. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847?

GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847MediumCVSS 8.1

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache APISIX. When the cas-auth plugin is used in a...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-49872 →

📋 Description

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.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49872
https://lists.apache.org/thread/bzjpo60ygxo7kxdqf7vw3l5zw2lh6m5k
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/15
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxx6-444w-8847