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CVE-2026-5430 KEV

10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 0.6% (pctl 46)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-09-27.

Description

The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported. This allows an attacker to craft a JWT with an unsupported algorithm, which is then incorrectly validated, leading to unauthorized access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to the system, including the potential compromise of administrative accounts and full account takeover. The CVSS score is adjusted to 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) in single-tenant deployments, reflecting that the impact is contained within a single security authority boundary.

Scoring

CVSS10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.59% — more likely to be exploited than 46% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-347
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2026-09-27
Public exploitnone known
Published2026-08-06
Last modified2026-09-25

CISA KEV

NameWSO2 Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
Added2026-09-24
Due2026-09-27
Vendor / productWSO2 / Multiple Products
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (4)

VendorProduct
wso2api control plane
wso2api manager
wso2traffic manager
wso2universal gateway

References

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