CVE-2021-45232: Apache APISIX Dashboard

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 86.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Apache APISIX Dashboard before 2.10.1, the Manager API uses two frameworks and introduces framework `droplet` on the basis of framework `gin`, all APIs and authentication middleware are developed based on framework `droplet`, but some API directly use the interface of framework `gin` thus bypassing the authentication.

Affected products

• Apache APISIX Dashboard: before 2.10.1 (fixed in 2.10.1)

Published 2021-12-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.