Findings

CVE-2026-31908

Header injection vulnerability in Apache APISIX.

Published Apr 14, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · apache apisix

Header injection vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to inject malicious headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.16.0, which fixes the issue.

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Timeline

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  1. Apr 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Header injection vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to inject malicious headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.16.0, which fixes the issue.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Header injection vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to inject malicious headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.16.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected

  • cpe apache/apisixversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31908

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31908

    Header injection vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to inject malicious headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.16.0, which

    nvd.nist.gov

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