Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2026-09-24. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA due date: 2026-09-27. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
WSO2 / WSO2 Universal Gateway
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 4.5.0 to < 4.5.0.57 (custom)
- affected: 4.6.0 to < 4.6.0.21 (custom)
WSO2 / WSO2 Traffic Manager
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 4.5.0 to < 4.5.0.56 (custom)
- affected: 4.6.0 to < 4.6.0.21 (custom)
WSO2 / WSO2 API Control Plane
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 4.5.0 to < 4.5.0.58 (custom)
- affected: 4.6.0 to < 4.6.0.22 (custom)
WSO2 / WSO2 API Manager
Default status: unaffected
- unknown: 0 to < 4.1.0 (custom)
- affected: 4.1.0 to < 4.1.0.257 (custom)
- affected: 4.2.0 to < 4.2.0.197 (custom)
- affected: 4.3.0 to < 4.3.0.108 (custom)
- affected: 4.4.0 to < 4.4.0.72 (custom)
- affected: 4.5.0 to < 4.5.0.57 (custom)
- affected: 4.6.0 to < 4.6.0.21 (custom)
WSO2 / WSO2 Carbon API Manager Rest API Utility
Default status: unknown
- affected: 9.20.74 to < 9.20.74.401 (custom)
- affected: 9.28.116 to < 9.28.116.417 (custom)
- affected: 9.29.120 to < 9.29.120.236 (custom)
- affected: 9.30.67 to < 9.30.67.167 (custom)
- affected: 9.31.86 to < 9.31.86.158 (custom)
- affected: 9.32.147 to < 9.32.147.59 (custom)
- unaffected: 9.33.106 to ≤ * (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
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
Sources and related reporting
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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