Missing authorization in IBM API Connect exposes sensitive data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
Summary
CVE-2026-19131 (CWE-862, Missing Authorization) affects IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2. A low-privileged user can query arbitrary indices and read sensitive data because authorization is missing. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
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 low-privileged users to query arbitrary indices and read sensitive data due to missing authorization.
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
IBM lists no fixed version for IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2. Restrict low-privileged accounts on affected deployments until a fix is available.
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-2026-19131
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-v699-7hv5-hccx
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-19131 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19131 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v699-7hv5-hccx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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