{"id":"CVE-2026-75020","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-75020","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:19:58.125Z","title":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') vulnerability in Apache APISIX.","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') vulnerability in Apache APISIX.\n\nA caller who holds valid credentials for one entry in the LDAP directory can authenticate through APISIX as a consumer mapped to a different entry, one the plugin's configured scope was meant to keep out of reach.\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.11.0 through 3.17.0.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.","published":"2026-08-27T10:16:37.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-31T19:00:27.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-90"],"affected":["apache/apisix"],"epss":{"score":0.00546,"percentile":0.45539,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/d4007wk6dbl9mxy5h05zxwn8fsg13bxt","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/14","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75020","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}