CVSS 3.1
8.0 highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NCVE-2026-17333 ibm api connect: Improper Certificate Validation
High (8.0) in ibm api connect. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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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 attacker to bypass authentication and inject unauthorized configuration changes due to improper certificate validation.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 12th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-09. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
- OWASP Top 10
- A07:2025 Authentication Failures
- Published
- Modified
- NVD analysis
- Under analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- ibm:api connect
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| IBM API Connect | from 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 |
| IBM API Connect | from 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-459 Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate Likelihood: Medium · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation Likelihood: Low · Severity: High
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