VulnerabilityPublished 6 Aug 2026

CVE-2025-14779: WSO2 Identity Server · Assigning Permissions Instead of Checking Them

Affects WSO2 Identity ServerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.8 Low · fixed in 7.1.0.46 : update WSO2 Identity Server when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

3.8Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 7.1.0.46, 6.1.0.262, 6.0.0.261 +3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

Upgrade WSO2 to 7.1.0.46, 6.1.0.262 or 6.0.0.261 (Identity Server); 1.3.83.16, 1.2.23.11 or 1.2.3.7 (Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management Common, Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management V1).

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
WSO2WSO2 Identity Server	Affected >=7.1.0 <7.1.0.46	Fixed in 7.1.0.46
WSO2WSO2 Identity Server	Affected >=6.1.0 <6.1.0.262	Fixed in 6.1.0.262
WSO2WSO2 Identity Server	Affected >=6.0.0 <6.0.0.261	Fixed in 6.0.0.261
WSO2WSO2 Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management Common	Affected >=1.3.83 <1.3.83.16	Fixed in 1.3.83.16
WSO2WSO2 Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management Common	Affected >=1.2.23 <1.2.23.11	Fixed in 1.2.23.11
WSO2WSO2 Carbon Identity API Server Secret Management Common	Affected >=1.2.3 <1.2.3.7	Fixed in 1.2.3.7

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AI-suggested

Since exploitation requires delete permissions on the Secret Type Management REST API, which are by default restricted to administrators, limiting administrative access and monitoring for unauthorized delete operations can reduce risk.

Description

CVE-2025-14779 is a vulnerability in WSO2 Identity Server's Secret Type Management REST API where the deletion of a secret type does not properly enforce organizational boundaries. This flaw allows the deletion cascade to remove secrets across all organizations, not just the intended one. Exploitation requires delete permissions on the Secret Type Management REST API, which are typically restricted to administrators. The vulnerability can lead to unintended secret deletions, causing configuration failures, service interruptions, and denial-of-service conditions. The CVSS score is 3.8, indicating a low severity impact.

Impact

Successful exploitation can cause the unintended deletion of secrets across all organizations within the WSO2 Identity Server deployment. This may lead to configuration failures, service interruptions, and denial-of-service conditions. The impact on confidentiality is none, but integrity and availability are affected due to secret removal and potential service disruption.

Summary

The Secret Type Management REST API in WSO2 Identity Server versions 6.0.0, 6.1.0, and 7.1.0 contains an access control flaw (CWE-281) where the on-delete cascade logic does not properly isolate organizational boundaries. When a secret type is deleted, the cascade deletion improperly affects secrets associated with that type across all organizations in the deployment. This can result in widespread secret removal beyond the intended scope. Exploitation requires elevated delete permissions, which are by default granted only to administrators.

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4597/ (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 13 Aug 2026, 17:33 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-281

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