# CVE-2025-11969: Broken Access Control via System REST APIs in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Administrative Actions

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-02. Updated: 2026-11-02.

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

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

## Affected products and versions

- WSO2 / WSO2 API Manager: ≥ 0; < 3.1.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 3.1.0; < 3.1.0.347 (affected, custom); ≥ 3.2.0; < 3.2.0.450 (affected, custom); ≥ 3.2.1; < 3.2.1.70 (affected, custom); ≥ 4.0.0; < 4.0.0.370 (affected, custom); ≥ 4.1.0; < 4.1.0.233 (affected, custom); ≥ 4.2.0; < 4.2.0.173 (affected, custom); ≥ 4.3.0; < 4.3.0.85 (affected, custom); ≥ 4.4.0; < 4.4.0.49 (affected, custom); ≥ 4.5.0; < 4.5.0.32 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager: ≥ 0; < 5.10.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 5.10.0; < 5.10.0.367 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Open Banking AM: ≥ 0; < 2.0.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 2.0.0; < 2.0.0.396 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Open Banking IAM: ≥ 0; < 2.0.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 2.0.0; < 2.0.0.416 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 API Control Plane: ≥ 0; < 4.5.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 4.5.0; < 4.5.0.33 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Universal Gateway: ≥ 0; < 4.5.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 4.5.0; < 4.5.0.31 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Traffic Manager: ≥ 0; < 4.5.0 (unknown, custom); ≥ 4.5.0; < 4.5.0.31 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Utility (org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.util): ≥ 6.6.163; < 6.6.163.159 (affected, custom); ≥ 6.6.163; < 6.6.163.160 (affected, custom); ≥ 6.7.206; < 6.7.206.574 (affected, custom); ≥ 6.7.206; < 6.7.206.576 (affected, custom); ≥ 6.7.210; < 6.7.210.69 (affected, custom); ≥ 6.7.210; < 6.7.210.71 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.0.174; < 9.0.174.536 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.20.74; < 9.20.74.384 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.20.74; < 9.20.74.385 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.28.116; < 9.28.116.380 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.29.120; < 9.29.120.202 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.30.67; < 9.30.67.125 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.31.86; < 9.31.86.90 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.32.147; ≤ * (unaffected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2
- WSO2 / WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Common Functions (org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.common): ≥ 9.0.174; < 9.0.174.538 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.20.74; < 9.20.74.385 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.28.116; < 9.28.116.382 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.29.120; < 9.29.120.204 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.30.67; < 9.30.67.126 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.31.86; < 9.31.86.91 (affected, custom); ≥ 9.32.147; ≤ * (unaffected, custom). Source: CNA: WSO2

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 9.4 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L; source: CNA: WSO2

- CVSS 3.1: 9.4 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L; source: NVD: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable yes; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-285

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4733/ (CNA: WSO2; vendor-advisory)

- https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4733/ (ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8)

## Provenance

- CNA: WSO2: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11969; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11969; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-02

Revision: 4f05178543b470e1d3b3e52083bc919de0001243667035a319aecfd7ac63b7d3

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