---
id: "CVE-2026-17188"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-17188"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-17188"]
title: "IBM API Connect: server-side request forgery leaks sensitive information to attackers"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "IBM API Connect V12 OnPrem", "fixed": ["12.1.1.3"], "affected": ">= 12.1.0.0, <= 12.1.1.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ibm-api-connect", "self-hosted", "ssrf", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "outside-affected-range"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T05:18:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T05:46:00+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T06:24:01+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17188", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T05:46:00+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T06:24:01+00:00", "cites": ["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM API Connect: server-side request forgery leaks sensitive information to attackers

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-17188 (this .md is for agents)

IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 fetch external resources referenced in imported service definitions without enough restriction. A remote attacker with an account can make the server request internal or unintended resources and obtain sensitive information.

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

## Affected

- vendor:IBM API Connect V12 OnPrem affected >= 12.1.0.0, <= 12.1.1.2 fixed 12.1.1.3

## How to check

Check installed IBM API Connect V12 OnPrem version; versions v12.1.0.0 through v12.1.1.2 are affected, v12.1.1.3 is fixed. The bulletin covers the V12 OnPrem line only.

## Fix

Upgrade IBM API Connect V12 OnPrem to v12.1.1.3 (Fix Central: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290205). IBM lists no workarounds.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T05:46:00+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17188
- 2026-11-07T06:24:01+00:00 analyst https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39 — Read IBM bulletin (v12.1.1.3, 2026-11-05): CVE-2026-17188 SSRF, CVSS 8.5, authenticated; affects API Connect V12 OnPrem v12.1.0.0-v12.1.1.2; fix v12.1.1.3; workarounds: None. No exploitation info found; social search not done (B tier).

## Documents

- [advisory] IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect (v12.1.1.3) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39

## From the sources

IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to server-side request forgery. When service definitions are imported, references to external resources are not sufficiently restricted, so the server could be made to request resources it should not access.

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