{"id":"CVE-2026-5430","title":"The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported","summary":"The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported. This allows an attacker to craft a JWT with an unsupported algorithm, which is then incorrectly validated, leadin…","severity":"critical","cvss":10,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-347"],"vendor":"wso2","product":"api_control_plane","affected":["api_control_plane >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.58","api_control_plane >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.22","api_manager >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.0.257","api_manager >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.0.197","api_manager >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.0.108","api_manager >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.0.72","api_manager >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.57","api_manager >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.21","traffic_manager >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.56","traffic_manager >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.21","universal_gateway >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.57","universal_gateway >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.21"],"patched":["api_control_plane 4.6.0.22","api_manager 4.6.0.21","traffic_manager 4.6.0.21","universal_gateway 4.6.0.21"],"published":"2026-08-06","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T04:17:36.437","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5430","references":[{"url":"https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-5328/","label":"ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-5430","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","in-the-wild","exploit-available","kev"],"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"active","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-24T19:40:03.351836Z"},"epss":0.00374,"epssPercentile":0.28583,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2026-09-24","kevDueDate":"2026-09-27","kevRansomware":false,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-5430"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-25T05:00:05.216Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T20:51:40.183Z","slug":"CVE-2026-5430","body":"## Overview\n\nThe JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported. This allows an attacker to craft a JWT with an unsupported algorithm, which is then incorrectly validated, leading to unauthorized access.\n\nSuccessful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to the system, including the potential compromise of administrative accounts and full account takeover. The CVSS score is adjusted to 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) in single-tenant deployments, reflecting that the impact is contained within a single security authority boundary.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `api_control_plane >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.58`\n- `api_control_plane >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.22`\n- `api_manager >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.0.257`\n- `api_manager >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.0.197`\n- `api_manager >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.0.108`\n- `api_manager >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.0.72`\n- `api_manager >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.57`\n- `api_manager >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.21`\n- `traffic_manager >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.56`\n- `traffic_manager >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.21`\n- `universal_gateway >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.0.57`\n- `universal_gateway >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.0.21`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `api_control_plane 4.6.0.22`\n- `api_manager 4.6.0.21`\n- `traffic_manager 4.6.0.21`\n- `universal_gateway 4.6.0.21`","depth":"hadal","depthScore":80,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":55,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}