Open redirect in IBM API Connect sign-in enables account takeover
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are affected. The sign-in redirect address is not sufficiently validated, which is an open redirect (CWE-601). A remote attacker can send authentication results to an attacker-controlled location, leading to account takeover, and no user interaction beyond normal sign-in is described.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to perform an account takeover due to an open redirect vulnerability. The redirect address used during sign-in is not sufficiently validated, which could allow authentication results to be sent to an attacker-controlled location.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | 12.1.0.0 – 12.1.1.2; 10.0.8.0 – 10.0.8.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- API Connect VendorIBM Affected 12.1.0.0 – 12.1.1.2; 10.0.8.0 – 10.0.8.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
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
- Advisory ·
IBM API Connect — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637
135 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 23 MEDIUM, 112 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
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17297
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-39fj-5g9w-3qcx
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-39fj-5g9w-3qcx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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