---
id: "CVE-2026-124716"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124716"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124716"]
title: "Apache APISIX: authorization check lets users reach routes without all scopes"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-apisix", "api-gateway", "infrastructure", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-multi-scope-routes", "version-outside-range"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T18:17:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T18:49:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T18:51:41+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124716", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T18:49:29+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Apache APISIX: authorization check lets users reach routes without all scopes

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124716 (this .md is for agents)

Apache APISIX is an API gateway that enforces permissions and scopes on routes before forwarding requests upstream. An authenticated user holding just one of a route's required permissions can reach the protected upstream, including HTTP methods the authorization server denied.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the APISIX version with `apisix version` or the package manager, and see whether it falls in 1.4.0 through 3.19.0.
- Review routes that rely on multiple required permissions or scopes, and whether they restrict HTTP methods through the authorization server.

## Fix

- Upgrade Apache APISIX to `3.20.0`.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T18:49:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124716

## From the sources

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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