CVSS 4.0
8.7 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-105986 kong inc.: Incorrect Authorization
High (8.7) in kong inc.. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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
- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 26th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- Kong (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- kong inc.:kong ai gateway
- kong inc.:kong gateway enterprise
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise | from 3.10.0.0 before 3.10.0.20 |
| Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise | from 3.13.0.0 before 3.13.0.12 |
| Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise | from 3.14.0.0 before 3.14.0.17 |
| Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise | from 3.15.0.0 before 3.15.0.7 |
| Kong Inc. Kong Gateway Enterprise | from 3.16.0.0 before 3.16.0.2 |
| Kong Inc. Kong AI Gateway | from 2.2.0 before 2.2.1 |