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CVE-2026-17393IBM API Connect vulnerability

Low priorityMedium5.1EPSS not scored yet

CVE-2026-17393 is a vulnerability in IBM API Connect, rated medium (5.1 on CVSS 3.1).

Why this priority: Medium severity, with no exploitation signal.

Published · Updated · NVD status: Undergoing Analysis

What it is

The record does not classify the weakness yet; the description below says what the reporter found.

How it is reached

An attacker can exploit it by someone who can already run code or sign in on the machine, without an account, and nobody has to click anything. Success also depends on conditions the attacker does not fully control.

What an attacker gains

A successful attack can read the data it protects.

Is it being exploited?

There is no public report of exploitation yet.

What to do

  1. No fixed version is listed yet. Find every place IBM API Connect runs, watch the references for a fix, and plan a replacement if it is no longer supported.
  2. Limit who can run code or sign in on the hosts that run it.

Description from NVD

IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator.

What this means for your architecture.

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Components it touches

  • IBM API Connect. Start from where it runs and what it is connected to.

Trust boundaries in play

  • Host boundary. The attacker needs a foothold on the machine first; the flaw turns a small foothold into a bigger one.

Questions to answer about your own systems

  • Where does IBM API Connect run in your systems, and at which version?
  • Which of those hosts also run code or users you do not fully trust?
  • What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?

Sources

  • CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
  • Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
  • Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
  • Explanations are written by Veriom from fixed templates over each record’s data, not by a person reviewing each CVE. Descriptions are quoted from the records as published.