CVE-2025-11969

Broken Access Control via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Administrative Actions

Published Nov 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The System REST APIs do not correctly enforce access control mechanisms, allowing users with lower privilege roles to execute administrative actions that should be restricted. This weakness permits unauthorized operations on the affected product.

Successful exploitation could enable a malicious actor to perform unauthorized administrative operations, including executing administrative functions. APIs exposed through the WSO2 API Manager's API Gateway are not affected by this vulnerability.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4733/#solution

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wso2
Wso2 api Control Plane
Wso2 api Manager
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 Identity Server As Key Manager
Wso2 wso2 Open Banking Am
Wso2 wso2 Open Banking Iam
Wso2 wso2 Traffic Manager
Wso2 wso2 Universal Gateway
Vendors & Products Wso2
Wso2 api Control Plane
Wso2 api Manager
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 Identity Server As Key Manager
Wso2 wso2 Open Banking Am
Wso2 wso2 Open Banking Iam
Wso2 wso2 Traffic Manager
Wso2 wso2 Universal Gateway
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The System REST APIs do not correctly enforce access control mechanisms, allowing users with lower privilege roles to execute administrative actions that should be restricted. This weakness permits unauthorized operations on the affected product. Successful exploitation could enable a malicious actor to perform unauthorized administrative operations, including executing administrative functions. APIs exposed through the WSO2 API Manager's API Gateway are not affected by this vulnerability.
Title Broken Access Control via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Administrative Actions
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}