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CVE-2026-18194IBM App Connect Enterprise clickjacking

Low priorityLow2.5EPSS not scored yet

CVE-2026-18194 is a clickjacking in IBM App Connect Enterprise, rated low (2.5 on CVSS 3.1).

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

Published · Updated · NVD status: Analyzed

What it is

A page can be framed by another site and its buttons clicked without the user knowing.

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, but someone has to act first, such as opening a file or following a link. Success also depends on conditions the attacker does not fully control.

What an attacker gains

The direct impact is limited: partial access to data or a partial outage. In practice, this kind of flaw lets an attacker act inside a signed-in user's browser session.

Is it being exploited?

There is no public report of exploitation yet.

What to do

  1. Upgrade IBM App Connect Enterprise to 13.0.9.0 or later.
  2. Limit who can run code or sign in on the hosts that run it.
  3. Warn the people who use it, and filter files and links on the way in.

Description from NVD

IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0 through 13.0.8.2 could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to missing anti-clickjacking controls.

What this means for your architecture.

A CVE names a product. Whether it matters depends on where that product sits in your systems: what reaches it, which trust boundary it guards and what it can reach once compromised. Veriom maps your components, their relationships and your trust boundaries from your code, cloud and delivery evidence, so you can see where a component like this sits. The radar itself does not look at your systems.

Components it touches

  • Web front ends and single-page apps. The flaw sits between a user's browser and the web application.
  • Admin consoles served to a browser. The flaw sits between a user's browser and the web application.

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.
  • People who open files and links. Mail, chat and browsers are the delivery path.
  • Between a user's browser and the web application. An attacker who crosses it can act inside a signed-in user's browser session.

Questions to answer about your own systems

  • Where does IBM App Connect Enterprise 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.