How severe is CVE-2025-9152?

CVE-2025-9152 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-9152 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-9152?

CVE-2025-9152 primarily affects Wso2 Api Control Plane. In total, 9 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-9152?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-9152 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-9152 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-34755.

When was CVE-2025-9152 published?

CVE-2025-9152 was published on 2025-10-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-9152

CVE-2025-9152 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api Control Plane with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-306.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (49th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-34755
Weakness: CWE-306
Affected product: Wso2 Api Control Plane
Published: 2025-10-16
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9152?: 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.
How severe is CVE-2025-9152?: CVE-2025-9152 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-9152 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-9152?: CVE-2025-9152 primarily affects Wso2 Api Control Plane. In total, 9 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9152?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-9152 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-9152 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-34755.
When was CVE-2025-9152 published?: CVE-2025-9152 was published on 2025-10-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2025/WSO2-2025-4483/

Affected products (9)

cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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