IBM API Connect flaws allow arbitrary file reads and SSRF
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A remote authenticated attacker can perform arbitrary file reads and server-side request forgery in IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2. The flaw is unrestricted resolution of external references in submitted definitions, and the retrieved content can be returned to the attacker. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6 (CRITICAL), and the weakness is CWE-918, Server-Side Request Forgery.
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 authenticated attacker to perform arbitrary file reads and server-side request forgery due to unrestricted resolution of external references. Externally referenced content in submitted definitions is not sufficiently restricted when processed, and the retrieved content could be returned to the attacker.
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
No fix is listed for the affected ranges, 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2. Check IBM's vendor guidance for a fixed release.
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-2026-17299
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-h6rq-g6v8-5257
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17299 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17299 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6rq-g6v8-5257 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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