Server-side request forgery in IBM API Connect
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM API Connect from 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 does not properly validate a user-supplied URL, which allows server-side request forgery (CWE-918). A remote authenticated attacker can use this to make the server probe internal network services.
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 probe internal network services due to improper validation of a user-supplied URL.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | 12.1.0.0 – 12.1.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- API Connect VendorIBM Affected 12.1.0.0 – 12.1.1.2 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
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17302
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-m3x9-mvwf-ch89
- 2026-11-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17302 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17302 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m3x9-mvwf-ch89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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