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A network-positioned attacker can impersonate that server and intercept backup data, and any credentials sent with it.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.8,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["api-gateway","ibm-api-connect","infrastructure","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-analytics-backups","other-versions"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed API Connect version against the affected ranges: 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2.\n- Check whether analytics backups are configured in your API Connect deployment.","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-07T05:19:00+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-07T05:46:08+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:21+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-07T05:52:21+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-07T05:52:21Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"IBM API Connect: analytics backups accept unverified backup server identity","impact":"medium","summary":"IBM API Connect does not verify the identity of the backup server when it sets up a secure connection for analytics backups. 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