CVE-2025-13590
Authenticated arbitrary file upload via a System REST API requiring administrator permission.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authenticated arbitrary file upload via a System REST API requiring administrator permission.
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-13590- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-207682
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-207682- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6jf-79j3-33f3
carbon-apimgt does not properly restrict uploaded files
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.
- Record
GHSA-p6jf-79j3-33f3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-13590- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-13590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVGHSA-p6jf-79j3-33f3
carbon-apimgt does not properly restrict uploaded files
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.
- Record
GHSA-p6jf-79j3-33f3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1Maven |
before 9.32.167 | 9.32.167 |
org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1Maven |
before 9.32.167, plus listed versions 6.6.2026.6.2036.6.2046.6.2056.6.206 Show 45 moreShow less6.6.2076.6.2086.6.2096.6.2106.6.2116.6.2126.6.2136.6.2146.6.2156.6.2166.6.2176.6.2186.6.2196.6.2206.6.2216.6.2226.6.2236.6.2246.6.2256.6.2266.6.2276.6.2286.6.2296.6.2306.6.2316.6.2326.6.2336.6.2346.6.2356.6.2366.6.2376.6.2386.6.2396.6.2406.6.2416.6.2426.6.2436.6.2446.6.2456.6.2466.6.2476.6.2486.6.2496.6.2506.6.251 |
9.32.167 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-13590 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Wso2 Api Control Plane, published February 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in org.wso2.carbon.apimgt:org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.rest.api.admin.v1 9.32.167.
References
security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4849
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13590
github.com/wso2/carbon-apimgt/pull/13560
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