{"id":"CVE-2026-17292","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-17292"],"related":[],"title":"IBM API Connect: authenticated users can take over other organizations' ownership","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 take over ownership of other organizations due to broken object-level authorization. Access checks on organization objects are incomplete, which could allow ownership of organizations the user does not control to be changed.","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 check access on organization objects properly. A logged-in user can change the ownership of organizations they do not control.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.1,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"IBM API Connect","fixed":["10.0.8.13"],"affected":">= 10.0.8.0, <= 10.0.8.12","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"IBM API Connect V12","fixed":["12.1.1.3"],"affected":">= 12.1.0.0, <= 12.1.1.2","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["ibm-api-connect","multi-tenant","self-hosted","vendor"],"not_affected_if":["version-outside-range"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed API Connect version. Affected: 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 (on-prem V12). Fixed: 10.0.8.13 and 12.1.1.3.\n- The flaw needs a valid login. Check who can sign in and whether the API Connect management endpoints are exposed to untrusted networks.","fix":"Upgrade IBM API Connect 10.0.8.x to 10.0.8.13, or 12.1.x to 12.1.1.3 (download via IBM Fix Central). IBM lists no workarounds.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:36+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:48:43+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.85,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:48:43Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"IBM API Connect: authenticated users can take over other organizations' ownership","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 fail to check access on organization objects properly. A logged-in user can change the ownership of organizations they do not control.","audience":"businesses","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ibm-api-connect","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"attacker takes over ownership of other organizations' API resources","analyst_note":"Find IBM's security bulletin for CVE-2026-17292 to confirm the fixed version and whether the flaw is reachable outside the management interface.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed API Connect version against the affected ranges (10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12, 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2)\n- Confirm whether the management or developer portal is reachable from untrusted networks","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["version-outside-range"],"who_is_affected":"Teams running IBM API Connect in the affected version ranges, where more than one organization shares a deployment. The sources do not say whether single-organization deployments are exposed, so this needs checking. Teams on versions outside the listed ranges can skip it.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"critical"},"cost_usd":0.000699,"input_tokens":4265,"output_tokens":544,"severity_before":"critical"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Find IBM's security bulletin for CVE-2026-17292 to confirm the fixed version and whether the flaw is reachable outside the management interface.","search":"'-17292':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '10.0.8.0':40B,73C '10.0.8.12':42B,75C '12.1.0.0':44B,77C '12.1.1.2':46B,79C 'access':50B,100C 'allow':81C,109C 'api':2A,19A,22A,27B,37B,71C 'attack':85C 'authent':4A,84C 'author':99C 'broken':95C 'chang':61B,120C 'check':49B,101C 'connect':3A,20A,23A,28B,38B,72C 'control':69B,117C 'could':80C,108C 'cve':12A,15A 'due':93C 'fail':47B 'host':34B 'ibm':1A,18A,21A,26B,36B,70C 'ibm-api-connect':25B 'incomplet':106C 'level':98C 'log':57B 'logged-in':56B 'multi':30B 'multi-ten':29B 'object':53B,97C,104C 'object-level':96C 'organ':10A,52B,65B,92C,103C,112C 'ownership':11A,63B,89C,110C 'proper':54B 'remot':83C 'self':33B 'self-host':32B 'take':7A,87C 'tenant':31B 'user':5A,59B,114C 'v12':24A 'vendor':35B 'version':39B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams running self-hosted IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 or 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2. Any logged-in user could change ownership of organizations they do not control, so it matters most where several organizations or tenants share one deployment. Versions 10.0.8.13 / 12.1.1.3 or later can skip it.","tier":"B","verified":{"fix":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1985},"products":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1985},"mitigations":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1985},"workarounds":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1985},"how_to_check":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1985},"who_affected":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1985}},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":["apiconnect","apiconnectv12","ibmapiconnect","ibmapiconnectv12"],"ptokens":["api","connect","ibm","v12"],"labels":["critical","ibmapiconnect","multitenant","selfhosted","vendor"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-17292':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A 'api':2A,19A,22A 'authent':4A 'connect':3A,20A,23A 'cve':12A,15A 'ibm':1A,18A,21A 'organ':10A 'ownership':11A 'take':7A 'user':5A 'v12':24A","search_b":"'10.0.8.0':40B '10.0.8.12':42B '12.1.0.0':44B '12.1.1.2':46B 'access':50B 'api':27B,37B 'chang':61B 'check':49B 'connect':28B,38B 'control':69B 'fail':47B 'host':34B 'ibm':26B,36B 'ibm-api-connect':25B 'log':57B 'logged-in':56B 'multi':30B 'multi-ten':29B 'object':53B 'organ':52B,65B 'ownership':63B 'proper':54B 'self':33B 'self-host':32B 'tenant':31B 'user':59B 'vendor':35B 'version':39B","search_c":"'10.0.8.0':73C '10.0.8.12':75C '12.1.0.0':77C '12.1.1.2':79C 'access':100C 'allow':81C,109C 'api':71C 'attack':85C 'authent':84C 'author':99C 'broken':95C 'chang':120C 'check':101C 'connect':72C 'control':117C 'could':80C,108C 'due':93C 'ibm':70C 'incomplet':106C 'level':98C 'object':97C,104C 'object-level':96C 'organ':92C,103C,112C 'ownership':89C,110C 'remot':83C 'take':87C 'user':114C","first_public_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:36+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-17292","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17292","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:36+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:36+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:01+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-17292:1985","url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-41","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:58:24+00:00","note":"Found in two IBM bulletins (ibm-api-connect-41 for 10.0.8.x, -39 for 12.1.x): CWE-639 BOLA on organization objects, authenticated remote attacker, CVSS 9.1. Fixed 10.0.8.13 and 12.1.1.3; IBM lists no workarounds. Bulletin does not say if reachable outside the management interface; no exploitation or PoC seen (X not searched).","cites":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-41","https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39"]}],"documents":[{"id":93150,"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-41","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},{"id":93149,"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","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}],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. For higher limits or API access: sales@infrastack.ai"}