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TI-2026-86409 Aliases CVE-2026-19124GHSA-7x6q-8x6x-m9r2

Hard-coded cryptographic key exposes credentials in IBM API Connect

Priority LOW 30CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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-798.

Summary

IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 uses a hard-coded cryptographic key to protect stored credentials. An attacker with access to stored data can decrypt sensitive credentials, because the key is built into the product. The weakness is classified as CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials). CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.8 (MEDIUM), with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08

Description from the CNA

IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 could allow an attacker with access to stored data to decrypt sensitive credentials due to the use of a hard-coded cryptographic key. The key protecting stored credentials is built into the product, so credentials could be decrypted if the stored data is obtained.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00315 24th 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 Connect10.0.8.0 – 10.0.8.12—No fix listedCNA
  • API Connect VendorIBM Affected 10.0.8.0 – 10.0.8.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:10.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.8.0—IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:10.0.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.8.12—IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:10.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.8.0 — ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:10.0.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.8.12 — ·IBM

Remediation

IBM lists no fix for the affected range 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12. Until a fixed version is available, restrict access to API Connect stored data and monitor for unauthorized access to it. CISA has not added this vulnerability to KEV, and no exploit link appears in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08

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/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
    Show all 135 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19124
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-7x6q-8x6x-m9r2
  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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