Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-75005 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75005 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-75005?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 27 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apache APISIX 3.17.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75005?
- A patch was published on 2026-08-27: Fix available in Apache APISIX 3.18.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-75005 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-75005?
- 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
This is an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability affecting the graphql-limit-count route handler in Apache APISIX. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger excessive CPU consumption on a gateway worker by sending a specially crafted request, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. The attack requires network access to the API gateway and no authentication. Apache APISIX version 3.17.0 is affected; the issue is fixed in version 3.18.0.
Affected products
- Apache APISIX 3.17.0
Timeline
- 2026-08-26: disclosed: Vulnerability disclosed on oss-security mailing list
- 2026-08-27: published: CVE-2026-75005 published
- 2026-08-27: patched: Fix available in Apache APISIX 3.18.0