IBM API Connect is a widely used enterprise API management product; default credentials enabling unauthorized access and RCE can lead to broad infrastructure compromise.
CVE-2026-3144
Default credentials in IBM API Connect allow unauthorized access and possible remote code execution.
Is CVE-2026-3144 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-3144 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-3144?
CVE-2026-3144 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-3144?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-3144. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-3144 affect?
CVE-2026-3144 affects IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 - 12.1.0.3. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-3144?
Change default credentials immediately; apply vendor updates when available; audit and restrict access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Default credentials permit unauthorized access, enabling remote code execution and potential full system compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 12.1.0.0 and < 12.1.0.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.