Tokens issued to a low-privileged user are not sufficiently restricted, allowing them to be used to access product-level Admin REST APIs.

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to invoke the Admin REST APIs of WSO2 products, potentially leading to full administrative account takeover. This requires the attacker to already possess a low-privileged user account and be able to obtain a valid token for it.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
WSO2 WSO2 API Manager unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 unknown < 4.0.0
4.0.0 affected < 4.0.0.384
4.1.0 affected < 4.1.0.248
4.2.0 affected < 4.2.0.188
4.3.0 affected < 4.3.0.99
4.4.0 affected < 4.4.0.63
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.48
4.6.0 affected < 4.6.0.12
WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.49
4.6.0 affected < 4.6.0.13
WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.48
4.6.0 affected < 4.6.0.12
WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.47
4.6.0 affected < 4.6.0.12
WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Common Functions unknown
Version Status Constraints
9.0.174 affected < 9.0.174.550
9.28.116 affected < 9.28.116.404
9.29.120 affected < 9.29.120.221
9.30.67 affected < 9.30.67.146
9.31.86 affected < 9.31.86.130
9.32.147 affected < 9.32.147.26
9.33.27 unaffected ≤ *
WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Utility unknown
Version Status Constraints
9.20.74 affected < 9.20.74.392
9.33.27 unaffected ≤ *

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Fixes

Solution

Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-5077/#solution

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-5077/ cve-icon
History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tokens issued to a low-privileged user are not sufficiently restricted, allowing them to be used to access product-level Admin REST APIs. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to invoke the Admin REST APIs of WSO2 products, potentially leading to full administrative account takeover. This requires the attacker to already possess a low-privileged user account and be able to obtain a valid token for it.
Title Privilege Escalation via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Permits Admin Account Takeover
First Time appeared Wso2
Wso2 wso2 Api Control Plane
Wso2 wso2 Api Manager
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Manager Rest Api Common Functions
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Manager Rest Api Utility
Wso2 wso2 Traffic Manager
Wso2 wso2 Universal Gateway
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_api_control_plane:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_carbon_api_manager_rest_api_common_functions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_carbon_api_manager_rest_api_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_universal_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wso2
Wso2 wso2 Api Control Plane
Wso2 wso2 Api Manager
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Manager Rest Api Common Functions
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Manager Rest Api Utility
Wso2 wso2 Traffic Manager
Wso2 wso2 Universal Gateway
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WSO2

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T07:33:25.717Z

Reserved: 2026-01-31T08:23:56.379Z

Link: CVE-2026-1728

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Updated: 2026-08-06T09:30:02Z

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