Apache APISIX: wolf-rbac plugin Identity Spoofing

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44046",
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    "title": "Apache APISIX: wolf-rbac plugin Identity Spoofing",
    "summary": "Use of Less Trusted Source vulnerability in Apache APISIX. Attacker can take advantage of wolf-rbac plugin under default configuration to potentially pollute logs with spoofed identity information and exploit IP based access control rules. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 1.2.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.",
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              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/apisix",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:33.767724951Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44046.json",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread/xkshmps51b24yw0qckl5h5ddyv0x6qf9",
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  "document_id": 501084,
  "published_at": "2026-06-19T13:09:01.406+00:00"
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