CVE-2026-105986 (GCVE-0-2026-105986)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-10 21:03 – Updated: 2026-11-10 21:06
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect 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.
Severity
8.7 (High)
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
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
Kong CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise Affected: 3.10.0.0 , < 3.10.0.20 (custom)
Affected: 3.13.0.0 , < 3.13.0.12 (custom)
Affected: 3.14.0.0 , < 3.14.0.17 (custom)
Affected: 3.15.0.0 , < 3.15.0.7 (custom)
Affected: 3.16.0.0 , < 3.16.0.2 (custom)
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Kong Inc. Kong AI Gateway Affected: 2.2.0 , < 2.2.1 (custom)
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Credits
vvh1te3zz
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