# CVE-2026-17400: IBM API Connect SQL injection in authenticated context

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-17400-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-2026-17400 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.7 · Published 2026-11-07

IBM API Connect is an API management platform that helps organizations manage and secure their APIs. A SQL injection vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to query the database directly and extract sensitive information, potentially exposing customer data, credentials, or internal system details. The vulnerability affects versions 10.0.8.0–10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0–12.1.1.2.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-17400 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17400 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-17400?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.7, 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-2026-17400?** Yes: fixed in 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-2026-17400 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-17400?** 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 API Connect 10.0.8.13, 12.1.1.3

## Technical details

A SQL injection flaw in IBM API Connect allows authenticated remote attackers to construct malicious database queries that bypass intended access controls and retrieve sensitive data. The vulnerability requires authentication but no user interaction, and affects the main application logic across multiple version branches. Patches 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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