CVSS 3.1
7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-17401 ibm api connect: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
High (7.2) in ibm api connect. EPSS 0.9% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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 authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.9% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 60th 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-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
- 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 |