IBM API Connect is a widely used enterprise API management product; unauthenticated SQLi enabling account takeover and data exposure is high-impact and merits broad IT notification.
CVE-2026-9074
Unauthenticated SQL injection in IBM API Connect password reset.
Is CVE-2026-9074 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-9074 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 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-9074?
CVE-2026-9074 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. 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-2026-9074?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-9074. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-9074 affect?
CVE-2026-9074 affects IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0–10.0.8.9, 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-2026-9074?
Isolate affected instances, restrict external access, apply vendor patch when available, and monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated SQL injection via password reset can expose data, enable account takeover and potential admin compromise remotely.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 10.0.8.0 and < 10.0.8.9
- affected12.0
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.