{"id":"CVE-2026-17241","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-17241"],"related":[],"title":"IBM API Connect: authenticated users can obtain sensitive information through improper authorization","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 a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper authorization.","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 fail to properly check authorization. A remote attacker with a valid account can read sensitive information they should not see.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["ibm-api-connect","infrastructure","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["auth-required"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed API Connect version in the product admin console or deployment manifest against the affected ranges 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2.","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:33+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:32+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:32+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:32Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"IBM API Connect: authenticated users can obtain sensitive information through improper authorization","impact":"low","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 fail to properly check authorization. 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The sources do not describe a specific configuration; an attacker needs an authenticated account, so deployments that restrict accounts carry less exposure. unknown for further detail.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["ibmapiconnect","infrastructure","medium","selfhosted"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-17241':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A 'api':2A 'authent':4A 'author':12A 'connect':3A 'cve':13A,16A 'ibm':1A 'improp':11A 'inform':9A 'obtain':7A 'sensit':8A 'user':5A","search_b":"'10.0.8.0':31B '10.0.8.12':33B '12.1.0.0':35B '12.1.1.2':37B 'account':49B 'api':21B,28B 'attack':45B 'author':42B 'check':41B 'connect':22B,29B 'fail':38B 'host':26B 'ibm':20B,27B 'ibm-api-connect':19B 'inform':53B 'infrastructur':23B 'proper':40B 'read':51B 'remot':44B 'see':57B 'self':25B 'self-host':24B 'sensit':52B 'valid':48B 'version':30B","search_c":"'10.0.8.0':61C '10.0.8.12':63C '12.1.0.0':65C '12.1.1.2':67C 'allow':69C 'api':59C 'attack':73C 'authent':72C 'author':81C 'connect':60C 'could':68C 'due':78C 'ibm':58C 'improp':80C 'inform':77C 'obtain':75C 'remot':71C 'sensit':76C","first_public_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:33+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-17241","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17241","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:33+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:33+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. 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