CVE-2025-9152: An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in WSO2 API Manager due to missing authentication and au

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-9152 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting api control plane, api manager. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in WSO2 API Manager due to missing authentication and authorization checks in the keymanager-operations Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) endpoint. A malicious user can exploit this flaw to generate access tokens with elevated privileges, potentially leading to administrative access and the ability to perform unauthorized operations.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 47%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-306
Published	2025-10-16
Last modified	2026-10-18

Publisher (CNA): WSO2 LLC · Vendor: wso2

Last updated 2026-10-18 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-10-16 13:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-18 21:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wso2 api control plane DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.5.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.5.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy api-control-plane || rpm -q api-control-plane || api-control-plane --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.5.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison api-control-plane sudo apt install api-control-plane=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.5.0> sudo apt-mark hold api-control-plane

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list api-control-plane sudo dnf downgrade api-control-plane-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.5.0> sudo dnf versionlock add api-control-plane

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

wso2 api manager DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.2.0 · 3.2.1 · 4.0.0 · 4.1.0 · 4.2.0 · 4.3.0 · 4.4.0 · 4.5.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.2.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy api-manager || rpm -q api-manager || api-manager --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison api-manager sudo apt install api-manager=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.2.0> sudo apt-mark hold api-manager

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list api-manager sudo dnf downgrade api-manager-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.2.0> sudo dnf versionlock add api-manager

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-9152?

api control plane: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; api manager: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-9152 being exploited?

CVE-2025-9152 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-9152 affect?

CVE-2025-9152 affects api control plane, api manager. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in WSO2 API Manager due to missing authentication and authorization checks in the keymanager-operations Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) endpoint. A malicious user can exploit this fla

How urgent is CVE-2025-9152?

Priority 53/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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