CVE-2026-105986
Incorrect authorization in the Admin API RBAC of Kong Gateway Enterprise allows a delegated...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-105986- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122929
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122929- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g87-hprj-5fg3
Incorrect authorization in the Admin API RBAC of Kong Gateway Enterprise allows a delegated...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4g87-hprj-5fg3- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-105986- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| references, severity | CVE List | |
| aliases, products, published, references | EUVD | |
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Kong Inc. Gateway Enterprise, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.