RCE in Wso2 API Control Plane
CVE-2025-12737
The administrative operations within the Carbon Console do not adequately validate specific user-supplied input. This oversight allows a malicious actor with administrative privileges to inject and execute arbitrary code remotely. Successful exploitation enables a threat actor with administrative privileges and Carbon Console access to execute remote arbitrary code through specific administrative operations, leading to a complete compromise of the affected system.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wso2 API Control Plane — versions 4.6.0
- Wso2 API Manager — versions 4.6.0
- Wso2 Identity Server — versions 7.2.0
- Wso2 Identity Server As Key Manager
- Wso2 Open Banking Am
- Wso2 Open Banking Iam
- Wso2 Traffic Manager — versions 4.6.0
- Wso2 Universal Gateway — versions 4.6.0
- Wso2 API Control Plane
- Wso2 API Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12737?
- CVE-2025-12737 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Control Plane, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12737?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.