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A logged-in attacker can perform unauthorized actions, read sensitive information, and delete other users' API keys.","severity":"high","cvss":7.4,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["api-gateway","ibm-api-connect","infrastructure","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-authenticated-users","other-versions"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed API Connect version in the product's admin console or deployment metadata against `10.0.8.12` and `12.1.1.2`","fix":"- Move 10.0.8.x installs past `10.0.8.12` and 12.1.x installs past `12.1.1.2`; the exact fixed version is not stated in the sources","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:33+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:12+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:12+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:12Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Move 10.0.8.x installs past `10.0.8.12` and 12.1.x installs past `12.1.1.2`; the exact fixed version is not stated in the sources\n- unknown","reach":"network","title":"IBM API Connect: missing authorization lets users delete other users' API keys","impact":"medium","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 skip permission checks on some operations. 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