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TI-2026-86216 Aliases CVE-2026-16854GHSA-6g6h-pg73-72v3

Injection flaw in IBM API Connect exposes other tenants' data

Priority LOW 34CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

IBM API Connect from 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 is affected. Input used to build a data query is not properly neutralized (CWE-89), so a remote authenticated attacker can obtain sensitive information belonging to other tenants. The query can return data that the user is not permitted to see.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information belonging to other tenants due to an injection vulnerability. Input used to build a data query is not properly neutralized, which could allow the query to return data the user is not permitted to see.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMAPI Connect12.1.0.0 – 12.1.1.2—No fix listedCNA
  • API Connect VendorIBM Affected 12.1.0.0 – 12.1.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:12.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0.0—IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:12.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1.2—IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:12.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0.0 — ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:12.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1.2 — ·IBM

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for IBM API Connect.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    IBM API Connect — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635

    203 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 45 MEDIUM, 158 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-86389 Improper case sensitivity handling in IBM API Connect exposes admin operationsPriority MEDIUM 47
    • TI-2026-86382 OS command injection in IBM API Connect allows remote command executionPriority MEDIUM 46
    • TI-2026-86388 OS command injection in IBM API Connect lets remote attackers run codePriority MEDIUM 44
    Show all 203 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16854
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-6g6h-pg73-72v3
  3. 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-08085 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Auto-Login Bypass and Code Validation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-23774 IBM Aspera Faspex code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03794 Improper authentication in IBM Data Risk Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03441 Code injection in IBM Planning Analytics KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 9711 →

Sources

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