# CVE-2026-17333

Auth bypass in IBM API Connect enabling unauthorized config injection

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-17333
- CVSS: 8.0
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- Weakness: CWE-295
- Published: 2026-11-07

## Affected versions

- IBM API Connect: affected >= 12.1.0.0 and <= 12.1.1.2; >= 10.0.8.0 and <= 10.0.8.12

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## Impact

Remote auth bypass via improper certificate validation allows attackers to inject unauthorized configuration changes, enabling persistence, service disruption, or added backdoors.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply IBM PSIRT updates immediately; restrict management interfaces and monitor for suspicious config changes.

## References

- [patch] https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635
- [patch] https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637

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