CVE-2026-75005

published 2026-08-27

CVE-2026-75005: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity vulnerability in Apache APISIX. A single small request can pin a gateway worker at 100% CPU for an extended period in…

Priority P3 44 high 7.5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C N I N A H

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity vulnerability in Apache APISIX.

A single small request can pin a gateway worker at 100% CPU for an extended period in graphql-limit-count routes.

This issue affects Apache APISIX: 3.17.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	apisix	—	—
apache_software_foundation	apache_apisix	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd v4.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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