CVE-2026-31923
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache APISIX.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache APISIX. This can occur due to `ssl_verify` in openid-connect plugin configuration being set to false by default. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 0.7 through 3.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.16.0, which fixes the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- apache/apisix
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/0pjs72l7qj83j3srw1l1toyj24bsgkdsMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/14/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.