{"id":"CVE-2026-105002","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-105002"],"related":[],"title":"IBM API Connect: management service can run arbitrary code in non-default setups","description":"IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow arbitrary code to be executed by the management service in certain non-default configurations due to improper control of generation of code. Customization content may be evaluated as code, which is only possible where the related feature is enabled and not properly restricted.","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 let the management service evaluate customization content as code. An attacker who can supply that content can execute code under the management service.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"api-connect","fixed":["10.0.8.13"],"affected":">= 10.0.8.0, <= 10.0.8.12","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"api-connect-v12-onprem","fixed":["12.1.1.3"],"affected":">= 12.1.0.0, <= 12.1.1.2","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["api-gateway","ibm-api-connect","infrastructure","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["default-config","feature-disabled"],"how_to_check":"- Check your API Connect version: 10.0.8.0 to 10.0.8.12 or V12 OnPrem 12.1.0.0 to 12.1.1.2 is affected; 10.0.8.13 and 12.1.1.3 are fixed.\n- Then check whether the management service has the customization feature enabled and unrestricted. IBM's bulletin does not name the setting, so ask IBM support or review your management customization configuration.","fix":"Upgrade to 10.0.8.13 (10.0.8 line) or v12.1.1.3 (V12 OnPrem). IBM lists no workaround or mitigation.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:17:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:45:56+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:09+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.85,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:09Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"IBM API Connect: management service can run arbitrary code in non-default setups","impact":"high","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 let the management service evaluate customization content as code. An attacker who can supply that content can execute code under the management service.","audience":"businesses","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ibm-api-connect","api-gateway","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.5,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"code runs under the management service","analyst_note":"Find IBM's security bulletin for CVE-2026-105002 to get the fixed versions, the exact feature setting, and whether authentication is required.","how_to_check":"- Confirm the installed API Connect version against the affected ranges 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2.\n- Check whether the related customization feature is enabled in the management service configuration; the sources do not name the setting.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["default-config","feature-disabled"],"who_is_affected":"Only the IBM API Connect management service in the affected version ranges, and only in non-default configurations where the customization feature is enabled and not restricted. Deployments on other versions, or with the feature disabled, are not exposed according to the description. The sources do not name the specific setting or the fixed versions.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"yes","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.00071,"input_tokens":4265,"output_tokens":567,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Find IBM's security bulletin for CVE-2026-105002 to get the fixed versions, the exact feature setting, and whether authentication is required.","search":"'-105002':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A '10.0.8.0':44B,77C '10.0.8.12':46B,79C '12.1.0.0':48B,81C '12.1.1.2':50B,83C 'allow':85C 'api':2A,22A,25A,30B,34B,41B,75C 'api-connect':21A 'api-connect-v12-onprem':24A 'api-gateway':29B 'arbitrari':8A,86C 'attack':61B 'certain':96C 'code':9A,59B,69B,87C,108C,115C 'configur':100C 'connect':3A,23A,26A,35B,42B,76C 'content':57B,66B,110C 'control':104C 'could':84C 'custom':56B,109C 'cve':15A,18A 'default':13A,99C 'due':101C 'enabl':125C 'evalu':55B,113C 'execut':68B,90C 'featur':123C 'gateway':31B 'generat':106C 'host':39B 'ibm':1A,33B,40B,74C 'ibm-api-connect':32B 'improp':103C 'infrastructur':36B 'let':51B 'manag':4A,53B,72B,93C 'may':111C 'non':12A,98C 'non-default':11A,97C 'onprem':28A 'possibl':119C 'proper':128C 'relat':122C 'restrict':129C 'run':7A 'self':38B 'self-host':37B 'servic':5A,54B,73B,94C 'setup':14A 'suppli':64B 'v12':27A 'version':43B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Self-managed IBM API Connect on 10.0.8.0-10.0.8.12 or V12 OnPrem 12.1.0.0-12.1.1.2, and only when a non-default customization feature is enabled in the management service and not properly restricted. IBM's CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L) implies a network attacker with low privileges and high complexity, though the description does not state the authentication requirement. Default configurations and fixed versions can skip it.","tier":"B","verified":{"fix":{"at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637","run_id":2081},"products":{"at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637","run_id":2081},"workarounds":{"at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637","run_id":2081}},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":["apiconnect","apiconnectv12onprem"],"ptokens":["api","connect","onprem","v12"],"labels":["apigateway","high","ibmapiconnect","infrastructure","selfhosted"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-105002':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A 'api':2A,22A,25A 'api-connect':21A 'api-connect-v12-onprem':24A 'arbitrari':8A 'code':9A 'connect':3A,23A,26A 'cve':15A,18A 'default':13A 'ibm':1A 'manag':4A 'non':12A 'non-default':11A 'onprem':28A 'run':7A 'servic':5A 'setup':14A 'v12':27A","search_b":"'10.0.8.0':44B '10.0.8.12':46B '12.1.0.0':48B '12.1.1.2':50B 'api':30B,34B,41B 'api-gateway':29B 'attack':61B 'code':59B,69B 'connect':35B,42B 'content':57B,66B 'custom':56B 'evalu':55B 'execut':68B 'gateway':31B 'host':39B 'ibm':33B,40B 'ibm-api-connect':32B 'infrastructur':36B 'let':51B 'manag':53B,72B 'self':38B 'self-host':37B 'servic':54B,73B 'suppli':64B 'version':43B","search_c":"'10.0.8.0':77C '10.0.8.12':79C '12.1.0.0':81C '12.1.1.2':83C 'allow':85C 'api':75C 'arbitrari':86C 'certain':96C 'code':87C,108C,115C 'configur':100C 'connect':76C 'content':110C 'control':104C 'could':84C 'custom':109C 'default':99C 'due':101C 'enabl':125C 'evalu':113C 'execut':90C 'featur':123C 'generat':106C 'ibm':74C 'improp':103C 'manag':93C 'may':111C 'non':98C 'non-default':97C 'possibl':119C 'proper':128C 'relat':122C 'restrict':129C 'servic':94C","first_public_at":"2026-11-07T05:17:57+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-105002","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105002","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:17:57+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:17:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:45:56+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:45:56+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-105002:2081","url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T06:28:31+00:00","note":"IBM bulletins 7295635 (V12 OnPrem, fix v12.1.1.3) and 7295637 (10.0.8, fix 10.0.8.13) list CVE-2026-105002, CVSS 7.5, CWE-94; workarounds None. Setting name not given by IBM. Auth requirement only implied by PR:L. No exploitation or PoC seen.","cites":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637"]}],"documents":[{"id":92834,"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","title":"IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect (v12.1.1.3)","kind":"advisory","source":"analyst","publisher":null,"text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":null},{"id":93164,"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637","title":"IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect (10.0.8.13)","kind":"advisory","source":"analyst","publisher":null,"text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":null}],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. For higher limits or API access: sales@infrastack.ai"}