# CVE-2026-17404: IBM API Connect server-side request forgery in authenticated endpoints

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-17404-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-2026-17404 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.5 · Published 2026-11-07

IBM API Connect is an API management platform that organizations use to build, manage, and secure APIs. A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 allows authenticated attackers to request arbitrary internal network resources or obtain sensitive information, potentially exposing backend systems or confidential data to an attacker.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-17404 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17404 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-17404?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.5, 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-2026-17404?** 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-2026-17404 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-17404?** 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

CVE-2026-17404 is a server-side request forgery vulnerability requiring user authentication and network access. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to craft requests that cause the API Connect server to make HTTP requests to unintended internal destinations, potentially retrieving sensitive information from backend systems. The vulnerability is fixed in version 10.0.8.13 and 12.1.1.3 or later.

## 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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