---
id: "CVE-2026-16679"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16679"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-16679"]
title: "IBM API Connect: path traversal lets remote attackers read arbitrary server files"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["api-gateway", "ibm-api-connect", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["other-versions"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T05:18:19+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T05:45:57+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T05:54:30+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16679", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T05:45:57+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM API Connect: path traversal lets remote attackers read arbitrary server files

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16679 (this .md is for agents)

IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 contain a path traversal flaw triggered by a specially crafted URL request. An remote attacker can use it to view files outside the intended directory on the server.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed IBM API Connect version against the affected range `12.1.0.0` through `12.1.1.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T05:45:57+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16679

## From the sources

IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to view arbitrary files on the system due to a path traversal vulnerability. A specially crafted URL request could allow directories outside the intended location to be accessed.

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