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CVE-2026-4052 Privilege Escalation via Token Endpoint in WSO2 API Manager (APIM 4.x/IS as Resident Key Manager)

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.36%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

This issue only impacts deployments where WSO2 Identity Server is configured as a Resident Key Manager with database sharing. In such environments, a self-registered user may gain access to the System REST APIs of WSO2 API Manager by obtaining a token from the WSO2 Identity Server token endpoint.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
WSO2 API Manager = 4.1.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Manager = 4.2.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Manager = 4.3.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Manager = 4.4.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Manager = 4.5.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Manager = 4.6.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Control Plane = 4.5.0 No fix listed
WSO2 API Control Plane = 4.6.0 No fix listed
WSO2 Identity Server Key Manager Connector (apim-km-wso2is) < 1.8.8 1.8.8

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