CVE-2026-17354

Summary

IBM API Connect contains a path traversal vulnerability in versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 that allows an authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files outside intended directories, potentially leading to remote code execution or data compromise.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires valid authentication and knowledge of the vulnerable endpoint path structure, but otherwise has low complexity due to lack of input sanitization.

Blast radius

Successful exploitation could allow full system compromise including unauthorized code execution, data exfiltration, or backdoor installation via overwriting critical configuration or binary files.

Detection

Defenders should monitor for unusual file creation or modification events in non-standard directories (e.g., outside /opt/ibm/apiconnect), especially those with predictable paths like ../../etc/passwd or similar encoded traversal sequences, and correlate such events with authenticated user sessions in API Connect logs.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to IBM API Connect 12.1.1.3 or later, which contains the official fix for CVE-2026-17354.

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