CVE-2026-105986

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-105986
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerKong
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-10 21:17:52 UTC
Updated2026-11-10 21:17:52 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect authorization in the Admin API RBAC of Kong Gateway Enterprise allows a delegated administrator to elevate  privileges via a percent-encoded role name or a self-assigned role.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.002762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cbSecondary8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise affected 3.10.0.0 3.10.0.20 custom Not specified
CNA Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise affected 3.13.0.0 3.13.0.12 custom Not specified
CNA Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise affected 3.14.0.0 3.14.0.17 custom Not specified
CNA Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise affected 3.15.0.0 3.15.0.7 custom Not specified
CNA Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise affected 3.16.0.0 3.16.0.2 custom Not specified
CNA Kong Inc. Kong AI Gateway affected 2.2.0 2.2.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
developer.konghq.com/gateway/changelog 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb developer.konghq.com
developer.konghq.com/ai-gateway/changelog 02762ae7-200e-4b20-9b2b-a77d5b8fc4cb developer.konghq.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: vvh1te3zz (en)

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