{"id":"CVE-2026-17360","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-17360"],"related":[],"title":"IBM API Connect: hard-coded credentials let remote attackers gain full admin control","description":"IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to gain full administrative control due to the use of hard-coded credentials.","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 ship with hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker who knows or finds those credentials can log in with full administrative control.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"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-gateway","ibm-api-connect","self-hosted","vendor"],"not_affected_if":["version-outside-range"],"how_to_check":"Check your IBM API Connect V12 on-prem version. Versions v12.1.0.0 through v12.1.1.2 are affected; v12.1.1.3 or later contains the fix. Also review admin logins and audit logs for access you do not recognize.","fix":"Upgrade IBM API Connect to v12.1.1.3 (Fix Central: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290205)","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:48+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:05+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:48:19+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.85,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:48:19Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"IBM API Connect: hard-coded credentials let remote attackers gain full admin control","impact":"high","summary":"IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 ship with hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker who knows or finds those credentials can log in with full administrative control.","audience":"businesses","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ibm-api-connect","api-gateway","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Remote attacker gains full administrative control of the API gateway","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and any vendor advisory from IBM's security bulletin; the NVD entry alone does not state a fix.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed IBM API Connect version against the affected range `12.1.0.0` through `12.1.1.2`\n- unknown for other checks, as the sources do not say","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["version-outside-range"],"who_is_affected":"Organizations running IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are exposed. The sources do not say which deployment modes or configurations are affected, or whether the hard-coded credentials are reachable from the internet by default. Teams on other versions are not in the stated range.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"critical"},"cost_usd":0.000679,"input_tokens":4191,"output_tokens":520,"severity_before":"critical"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and any vendor advisory from IBM's security bulletin; the NVD entry alone does not state a fix.","search":"'-17360':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A '12.1.0.0':40B,68C '12.1.1.2':42B,70C 'admin':13A 'administr':63B,79C 'allow':72C 'api':2A,21A,26B,30B,37B,66C 'api-gateway':25B 'attack':10A,51B,75C 'code':6A,47B,88C 'connect':3A,22A,31B,38B,67C 'control':14A,64B,80C 'could':71C 'credenti':7A,48B,57B,89C 'cve':15A,18A 'due':81C 'find':55B 'full':12A,62B,78C 'gain':11A,77C 'gateway':27B 'hard':5A,46B,87C 'hard-cod':4A,45B,86C 'host':34B 'ibm':1A,29B,36B,65C 'ibm-api-connect':28B 'know':53B 'let':8A 'log':59B 'onprem':24A 'remot':9A,50B,74C 'self':33B 'self-host':32B 'ship':43B 'use':84C 'v12':23A 'vendor':35B 'version':39B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams running self-hosted (on-prem) IBM API Connect V12, versions v12.1.0.0 through v12.1.1.2, are exposed. IBM rates it CVSS 9.8: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction, so any reachable management endpoint is at risk. Teams on other versions or not running on-prem V12 can skip it. IBM lists no workaround, so upgrading is the remedy.","tier":"B","verified":{"fix":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1968},"products":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1968},"mitigations":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1968},"workarounds":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1968},"how_to_check":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1968},"who_affected":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57Z","by":"analyst","doc":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","run_id":1968}},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":["apiconnectv12onprem","connectv12onprem"],"ptokens":["api","connect","onprem","v12"],"labels":["apigateway","critical","ibmapiconnect","selfhosted","vendor"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-17360':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A 'admin':13A 'api':2A,21A 'attack':10A 'code':6A 'connect':3A,22A 'control':14A 'credenti':7A 'cve':15A,18A 'full':12A 'gain':11A 'hard':5A 'hard-cod':4A 'ibm':1A 'let':8A 'onprem':24A 'remot':9A 'v12':23A","search_b":"'12.1.0.0':40B '12.1.1.2':42B 'administr':63B 'api':26B,30B,37B 'api-gateway':25B 'attack':51B 'code':47B 'connect':31B,38B 'control':64B 'credenti':48B,57B 'find':55B 'full':62B 'gateway':27B 'hard':46B 'hard-cod':45B 'host':34B 'ibm':29B,36B 'ibm-api-connect':28B 'know':53B 'log':59B 'remot':50B 'self':33B 'self-host':32B 'ship':43B 'vendor':35B 'version':39B","search_c":"'12.1.0.0':68C '12.1.1.2':70C 'administr':79C 'allow':72C 'api':66C 'attack':75C 'code':88C 'connect':67C 'control':80C 'could':71C 'credenti':89C 'due':81C 'full':78C 'gain':77C 'hard':87C 'hard-cod':86C 'ibm':65C 'remot':74C 'use':84C","first_public_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:48+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-17360","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17360","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:48+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:18:48+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:05+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:05+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-17360:1968","url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:57+00:00","note":"IBM bulletin (linked) lists CVE-2026-17360 as fixed in v12.1.1.3; affected API Connect V12 OnPrem v12.1.0.0-v12.1.1.2; no workarounds. No exploitation or PoC found.","cites":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-ibm-api-connect-39"]}],"documents":[{"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"}