Insertion of sensitive information into log file vulnerability in Apache APISIX.



This vulnerability can cause the unmasked header value to be written to the log sink under a certain response structure. 



This issue affects Apache APISIX: 3.17.0.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description Insertion of sensitive information into log file vulnerability in Apache APISIX. This vulnerability can cause the unmasked header value to be written to the log sink under a certain response structure.  This issue affects Apache APISIX: 3.17.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache APISIX: data-mask may fail to redact request headers in logger output
Weaknesses CWE-532
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T14:57:34.379Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T04:59:06.602Z

Link: CVE-2026-78242

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-01T11:17:27.280

Modified: 2026-10-01T15:17:31.497

Link: CVE-2026-78242

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Updated: 2026-10-01T15:35:38Z

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