01 Record
CVE-2026-5430
Authentication Bypass via JWT Algorithm Mismatch in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Account Takeover
CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: WSO2
CNA base score10.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Authentication Bypass via JWT Algorithm Mismatch in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Account Takeover
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-09-24. Federal remediation due 2026-09-27.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 22.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 10.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-06 07:33Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-25 03:55Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-02
- Assigning CNA
- WSO2
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 10.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic SignatureBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- be400bc8fbe0cf1d4638afbb7cd320e59cd11c9c7da388863dc8edd017e9c55e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
WSO2WSO2 API Manager4.1.0 to < 4.1.0.257, 4.2.0 to < 4.2.0.197, 4.3.0 to < 4.3.0.108, 4.4.0 to < 4.4.0.72, 4.5.0 to < 4.5.0.57, 4.6.0 to < 4.6.0.21—
WSO2WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Utility9.20.74 to < 9.20.74.401, 9.28.116 to < 9.28.116.417, 9.29.120 to < 9.29.120.236, 9.30.67 to < 9.30.67.167, 9.31.86 to < 9.31.86.158, 9.32.147 to < 9.32.147.59—
06 References
07 Remediation
Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-5328/#solution https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-5328/#solution