CVSS 3.1
9.6 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:HCVE-2026-18535 ibm api connect
Critical (9.6) in ibm api connect. EPSS 0.3% 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 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack and to improper neutralisation of wildcard query operators.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 21st 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: partial, assessed 2026-11-08. 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-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
- Published
- Modified
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting 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-492 Regular Expression Exponential Blowup
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