The software fails to enforce role-based access controls for certain Gateway API invocations. Users with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke these APIs, bypassing intended permission checks. This same vulnerability also affects Internal Service APIs, potentially exposing them in WSO2 APIM 3.x versions.

A malicious actor with a valid user account on a vulnerable deployment can perform sensitive operations against the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual roles or privileges. This could lead to unintended behavior or misuse, particularly in production environments.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00034.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.18
WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.17
WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.17
WSO2 WSO2 API Manager unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 unknown < 3.2.0
3.2.0 affected < 3.2.0.435
3.2.1 affected < 3.2.1.55
4.0.0 affected < 4.0.0.355
4.1.0 affected < 4.1.0.219
4.2.0 affected < 4.2.0.157
4.3.0 affected < 4.3.0.70
4.4.0 affected < 4.4.0.33
4.5.0 affected < 4.5.0.17
WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Management Implementation unknown
Version Status Constraints
6.7.206 affected < 6.7.206.563
6.7.210 affected < 6.7.210.55
9.0.174 affected < 9.0.174.513
9.20.74 affected < 9.20.74.375
9.28.116 affected < 9.28.116.352
9.29.120 affected < 9.29.120.177
9.30.67 affected < 9.30.67.100
9.31.86 affected < 9.31.86.58
9.32.75 unaffected ≤ *
WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Utility unknown
Version Status Constraints
6.7.206 affected < 6.7.206.563
6.7.210 affected < 6.7.210.55
9.0.174 affected < 9.0.174.513
9.20.74 affected < 9.20.74.375
9.28.116 affected < 9.28.116.352
9.29.120 affected < 9.29.120.177
9.30.67 affected < 9.30.67.100
9.31.86 affected < 9.31.86.58
9.32.75 unaffected ≤ *

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Fixes

Solution

Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4401/#solution

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4401/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The software fails to enforce role-based access controls for certain Gateway API invocations. Users with the 'Internal/Everyone' role can invoke these APIs, bypassing intended permission checks. This same vulnerability also affects Internal Service APIs, potentially exposing them in WSO2 APIM 3.x versions. A malicious actor with a valid user account on a vulnerable deployment can perform sensitive operations against the Gateway REST API regardless of their actual roles or privileges. This could lead to unintended behavior or misuse, particularly in production environments.
Title Improper Access Control via Gateway API in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Unauthorized Operations
First Time appeared Wso2
Wso2 wso2 Api Control Plane
Wso2 wso2 Api Manager
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Management Implementation
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Manager Rest Api Utility
Wso2 wso2 Traffic Manager
Wso2 wso2 Universal Gateway
Weaknesses CWE-281
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_api_control_plane:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_carbon_api_management_implementation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_carbon_api_manager_rest_api_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:wso2_universal_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wso2
Wso2 wso2 Api Control Plane
Wso2 wso2 Api Manager
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Management Implementation
Wso2 wso2 Carbon Api Manager Rest Api Utility
Wso2 wso2 Traffic Manager
Wso2 wso2 Universal Gateway
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WSO2

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T12:41:26.715Z

Reserved: 2025-07-30T06:56:38.447Z

Link: CVE-2025-8325

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T12:41:22.981Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T10:16:13.037

Modified: 2026-05-11T10:16:13.037

Link: CVE-2025-8325

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T17:45:25Z

Weaknesses