CVE-2026-4052 (GCVE-0-2026-4052)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-03 08:02 – Updated: 2026-11-03 20:08
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation via Token Endpoint in WSO2 API Manager (APIM 4.x/IS as Resident Key Manager)
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-03 20:08 UTC
CWE
Assigner
WSO2 CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 89/100 over 74 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WSO2 WSO2 API Manager Affected: 4.1.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.2.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.3.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.4.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.5.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.6.0 (custom)
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WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane Affected: 4.5.0 (custom)
Affected: 4.6.0 (custom)
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WSO2 WSO2 Identity Server Key Manager Connector (apim-km-wso2is) Affected: 0 , < 1.8.8 (custom)
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