# CVE-2026-17298: IBM API Connect server-side request forgery

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-17298-ibm-api-connect-10-0-8-0-through-10-0-8-12-and-12-1-0-0-through  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-07. Updated: 2026-11-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-17298 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-11-07

IBM API Connect is an API management platform that handles authentication, traffic management, and analytics for enterprise APIs. An authenticated attacker can exploit server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities to access internal network resources and obtain sensitive information from the platform. This could expose internal systems, credentials, and configuration data to unauthorized access.

Technologies: [IBM API Connect](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/api-connect). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-17298 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17298 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-17298?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 7 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12, 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-17298?** Yes: fixed in IBM API Connect 10.0.8.13, 12.1.1.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-17298 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-17298?** Check whether you run IBM API Connect at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in IBM API Connect 10.0.8.13, 12.1.1.3

## Technical details

Multiple server-side request forgery vulnerabilities exist in IBM API Connect across versions 10.0.8.0–10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0–12.1.1.2, requiring an authenticated attacker to craft malicious requests. CVE-2026-17298 specifically allows an authenticated user to make the server contact unintended destinations and retrieve responses; related SSRF flaws (CVE-2026-17237, CVE-2026-17395, CVE-2026-17305, CVE-2026-17384) enable access to internal resources through insufficient validation of user-supplied URLs and request destinations. Fixes are available in version 10.0.8.13 and 12.1.1.3.

## Affected products

- IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12, 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637)

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