Is CVE-2026-63041 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-63041 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-63041?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 26 August 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Apache APISIX 3.11.0 through 3.17.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-63041?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-63041 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-63041?

Check whether you run Apache APISIX at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-63041: Apache APISIX authorization bypass in attach-consumer-label

CVE-2026-63041 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-08-26

Apache APISIX is an API gateway used to manage, route, and protect API traffic in cloud environments. A vulnerability in the attach-consumer-label plugin fails to properly validate user-supplied headers, allowing attackers to bypass authorization checks or escalate privileges. An attacker could exploit this to gain unauthorized access to protected APIs or perform actions as a different user without proper credentials.

Technologies: Apache APISIX. Vendors: Apache.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-63041 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-63041 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-63041?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 26 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Apache APISIX 3.11.0 through 3.17.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-63041?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-63041 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-63041?: Check whether you run Apache APISIX at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision (CWE-345) within Apache APISIX's attach-consumer-label plugin. The plugin fails to sanitize client-supplied consumer-label headers, allowing an attacker to inject crafted values that bypass authorization logic or escalate privileges. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network without authentication and affects APISIX versions 3.11.0 through 3.17.0. An attacker can perform authorization bypass or privilege escalation by sending specially crafted header values. The issue is patched in version 3.18.0.

Affected products

Apache APISIX 3.11.0 through 3.17.0

Timeline

2026-08-26: disclosed

References

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