{"id":"CVE-2026-78242","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-78242","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:01:22.056Z","title":"Insertion of sensitive information into log file vulnerability in Apache APISIX.","description":"Insertion of sensitive information into log file vulnerability in Apache APISIX.\n\n\n\nThis vulnerability can cause the unmasked header value to be written to the log sink under a certain response structure. \n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache APISIX: 3.17.0.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.","published":"2026-10-01T11:17:27.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-01T15:17:31.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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-532"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00133,"percentile":0.02801,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","score":0.00152,"percentile":0.0375}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-01T11:17:27.000Z","detail":{"score":"5.7","severity":"MEDIUM","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T11:17:27.280Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 5.7)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/qxzsyw1pbgxg4sqkc4t2g8h4w2q0mvsn","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/01/2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78242","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."}