A malicious actor with administrative privileges can upload an arbitrary file to a user-controlled location within the deployment via a system REST API. Successful uploads may lead to remote code execution.

By leveraging the vulnerability, a malicious actor may perform Remote Code Execution by uploading a specially crafted payload.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p6jf-79j3-33f3 carbon-apimgt does not properly restrict uploaded files
Fixes

Solution

Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4849/#solution


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wso2
Wso2 api Control Plane
Wso2 api Manager
Wso2 traffic Manager
Wso2 universal Gateway
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_control_plane:4.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:4.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:traffic_manager:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:traffic_manager:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:universal_gateway:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wso2:universal_gateway:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wso2
Wso2 api Control Plane
Wso2 api Manager
Wso2 traffic Manager
Wso2 universal Gateway

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A malicious actor with administrative privileges can upload an arbitrary file to a user-controlled location within the deployment via a system REST API. Successful uploads may lead to remote code execution. By leveraging the vulnerability, a malicious actor may perform Remote Code Execution by uploading a specially crafted payload.
Title Authenticated arbitrary file upload via a System REST API requiring administrator permission.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Projects

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WSO2

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T10:05:06.083Z

Reserved: 2025-11-24T05:01:57.688Z

Link: CVE-2025-13590

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-19T10:16:11.003

Modified: 2026-02-19T19:55:32.370

Link: CVE-2025-13590

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses