{"id":"CVE-2026-17336","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-17336"],"related":[],"title":"IBM API Connect: authenticated users can run arbitrary SQL commands remotely","description":"IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command.","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 do not properly neutralize special characters in SQL commands. A remote attacker with a valid account can execute arbitrary SQL against the database.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.9,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"API Connect V12 OnPrem","fixed":["12.1.1.3"],"affected":">= 12.1.0.0, <= 12.1.1.2","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["api-connect","api-gateway","auth-required","ibm","self-hosted","sql-injection","vendor"],"not_affected_if":["outside-affected-versions","v12.1.1.3-or-later"],"how_to_check":"Check your IBM API Connect V12 OnPrem version. v12.1.0.0 through v12.1.1.2 are affected; v12.1.1.3 contains the fix. IBM lists no workaround, so upgrade.","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 workaround.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:44+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:04+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:48:04+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.85,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:48:04Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"internet","title":"IBM API Connect: authenticated users can run arbitrary SQL commands remotely","impact":"high","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 do not properly neutralize special characters in SQL commands. A remote attacker with a valid account can execute arbitrary SQL against the database.","audience":"businesses","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ibm","api-connect","api-gateway"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"attacker reads or changes database contents through SQL injection","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and vendor advisory from IBM; sources give only the NVD description and the affected range.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed API Connect version against the affected range `12.1.0.0` through `12.1.1.2`\n- unknown","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["outside-affected-versions"],"who_is_affected":"Organisations running IBM API Connect in the affected version range are exposed; the flaw is reachable remotely by any authenticated user. Teams not running API Connect in this range can skip it. The sources do not describe specific configuration requirements.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"critical"},"cost_usd":0.000662,"input_tokens":4211,"output_tokens":481,"severity_before":"critical"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and vendor advisory from IBM; sources give only the NVD description and the affected range.","search":"'-17336':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '12.1.0.0':43B,72C '12.1.1.2':45B,74C 'account':61B 'allow':76C 'api':2A,18A,23B,26B,40B,70C 'api-connect':22B 'api-gateway':25B 'arbitrari':8A,64B,83C 'attack':57B,80C 'auth':29B 'auth-requir':28B 'authent':4A,79C 'charact':51B 'command':10A,54B,85C,97C 'connect':3A,19A,24B,41B,71C 'could':75C 'cve':12A,15A 'databas':68B 'due':86C 'element':92C 'execut':63B,82C 'gateway':27B 'host':34B 'ibm':1A,31B,39B,69C 'improp':88C 'inject':37B 'neutral':49B,89C 'onprem':21A 'proper':48B 'remot':11A,56B,78C 'requir':30B 'run':7A 'self':33B 'self-host':32B 'special':50B,91C 'sql':9A,36B,53B,65B,84C,96C 'sql-inject':35B 'use':93C 'user':5A 'v12':20A 'valid':60B 'vendor':38B 'version':42B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams running self-managed IBM API Connect V12 OnPrem, versions 12.1.0.0 to 12.1.1.2. Any logged-in user with a low-privilege account can send input that reaches a SQL command unsanitised (CWE-89) and run arbitrary SQL against the backing database. IBM does not name the endpoint. Teams on v12.1.1.3 or later, or on other API Connect lines not named in the bulletin, can skip it.","tier":"B","verified":{"fix":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","run_id":1977},"products":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","run_id":1977},"how_to_check":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","run_id":1977},"who_affected":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","run_id":1977}},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":["apiconnectv12onprem","connectv12onprem"],"ptokens":["api","connect","onprem","v12"],"labels":["apiconnect","apigateway","authrequired","critical","ibm","selfhosted","sqlinjection","vendor"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-17336':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A 'api':2A,18A 'arbitrari':8A 'authent':4A 'command':10A 'connect':3A,19A 'cve':12A,15A 'ibm':1A 'onprem':21A 'remot':11A 'run':7A 'sql':9A 'user':5A 'v12':20A","search_b":"'12.1.0.0':43B '12.1.1.2':45B 'account':61B 'api':23B,26B,40B 'api-connect':22B 'api-gateway':25B 'arbitrari':64B 'attack':57B 'auth':29B 'auth-requir':28B 'charact':51B 'command':54B 'connect':24B,41B 'databas':68B 'execut':63B 'gateway':27B 'host':34B 'ibm':31B,39B 'inject':37B 'neutral':49B 'proper':48B 'remot':56B 'requir':30B 'self':33B 'self-host':32B 'special':50B 'sql':36B,53B,65B 'sql-inject':35B 'valid':60B 'vendor':38B 'version':42B","search_c":"'12.1.0.0':72C '12.1.1.2':74C 'allow':76C 'api':70C 'arbitrari':83C 'attack':80C 'authent':79C 'command':85C,97C 'connect':71C 'could':75C 'due':86C 'element':92C 'execut':82C 'ibm':69C 'improp':88C 'neutral':89C 'remot':78C 'special':91C 'sql':84C,96C 'use':93C","first_public_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:44+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-17336","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17336","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:44+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:44+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:04+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:04+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-17336:1977","url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:55:13+00:00","note":"IBM bulletin node/7295635 (2026-11-05) lists CVE-2026-17336: CWE-89, CVSS 9.9, authenticated low-priv; V12 OnPrem 12.1.0.0-12.1.1.2, fix 12.1.1.3, no workarounds. No exploitation or PoC found; X not checked.","cites":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635"]}],"documents":[{"id":92834,"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635","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"}