CVE-2026-105986 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://developer.konghq.com/ai-gateway/changelog/
https://developer.konghq.com/gateway/changelog/

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-863
References		https://developer.konghq.com/ai-gateway/changelog/ https://developer.konghq.com/gateway/changelog/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Kong

Published: 2026-11-10T21:03:18.235Z

Updated: 2026-11-10T21:06:05.914Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T10:15:07.004Z

Link: CVE-2026-105986

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T21:17:52.560

Modified: 2026-11-10T21:17:52.560

Link: CVE-2026-105986

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-863

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