CVE-2026-17289.8CriticalCWE-269
CVE-2026-1728: Privilege Escalation via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Permits Admin Account Takeover
WSO2 · WSO2 API Manager
Vendor fix available · Affected: WSO2 API Manager · Exploitation: not established
ExploitationNot established
Not in CISA KEV as of catalogue 2026.11.10 (10 Nov)
- In CISA KEV: not seen
- Exploited (reported): not seen
- Scanning observed: not seen
- Proof of concept public: not seen
- Not establishedNothing in the sources we check
0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
41st percentile
050100
Higher than 41% of scored CVEs
9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1
LowMediumHighCrit.
DescriptionNVD
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.
Coverage1 article · 1 outlet
First in our coverage: SecurityOnline, 7 Aug.
- WSO2 Flaws Enable Account Takeover Via JWT Bypass, Patch UrgedSecurityOnline · first in our coverage · mentions it in passing
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