Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache APISIX.



An authenticated user who holds any one of a route's required permissions or scopes can reach the protected upstream without the others, including HTTP methods the authorization server denied.



This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.4.0 through 3.19.0.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.20.0, which fixes the issue.
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Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache APISIX. An authenticated user who holds any one of a route's required permissions or scopes can reach the protected upstream without the others, including HTTP methods the authorization server denied. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.4.0 through 3.19.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.20.0, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache APISIX: authz-keycloak authorization scope mismatch
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T17:52:43.301Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T10:49:56.831Z

Link: CVE-2026-124716

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-13T18:17:31.670

Modified: 2026-11-13T18:17:31.670

Link: CVE-2026-124716

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