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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2026-3418 json

Arbitrary File Upload via System REST API in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Remote Code Execution

published 2026-08-06 3 mo ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2026-54209

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The System REST API accepts user-supplied file uploads without enforcing sufficient validation on the file type or destination, allowing files to be written to arbitrary server-accessible locations. Exploitation requires authenticated administrative access with publisher privileges.

Successful exploitation permits an authenticated publisher to upload files to server-accessible locations. Depending on the deployment environment and how uploaded files are handled, this could lead to the execution of uploaded content, potentially resulting in remote code execution.

Patch / fix

  • WSO2 WSO2 API Manager 4.4.0.67, 4.5.0.52, 4.6.0.16
  • WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager 4.5.0.51, 4.6.0.16
  • WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane 4.5.0.53, 4.6.0.17
  • WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway 4.5.0.52, 4.6.0.16
  • WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Management Implementation 9.30.67.156, 9.31.86.141, 9.32.147.44, 9.33.104
  • WSO2 WSO2 API Manager Publisher REST API V4 9.30.67.156, 9.31.86.141, 9.32.147.44, 9.33.104
  • WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Management API 9.30.67.156, 9.33.104

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • WSO2 WSO2 API Manager
  • WSO2 WSO2 Traffic Manager
  • WSO2 WSO2 API Control Plane
  • WSO2 WSO2 Universal Gateway
  • WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Management Implementation
  • WSO2 WSO2 API Manager Publisher REST API V4
  • WSO2 WSO2 Carbon API Management API

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.