# CVE-2026-17336: IBM API Connect SQL injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-17336-ibm-api-connect-12-1-0-0-through-12-1-1-2-could-allow-a-remote  
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-2026-17336 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-11-07

IBM API Connect is an API management platform that enterprises use to publish and manage their APIs. An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database, potentially leading to complete data theft, modification, or destruction of API data and configurations.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-17336 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17336 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-17336?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 7 November 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-17336?** Yes: fixed in 12.1.1.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-17336 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-17336?** 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 12.1.1.3

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a SQL injection (CWE-89) resulting from improper neutralization of special characters in SQL commands. It requires authentication but allows remote code execution on the database layer. An authenticated attacker can query or modify arbitrary data in the system database without application-level restrictions.

## Affected products

- IBM API Connect 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)

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