CVE-2026-18838
Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect
IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and modify API configurations due to improper authentication. Identity information supplied in requests is not sufficiently verified, which could allow a caller to impersonate another user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect
IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and modify API configurations due to improper authentication. Identity information supplied in requests is not sufficiently verified, which could allow a caller to impersonate another user.
- Record
CVE-2026-18838- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
EUVDEUVD-2026-118795
IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and modify API configurations due to improper authentication. Identity information supplied in requests is not sufficiently verified, which could allow a caller to impersonate another user.
- Record
EUVD-2026-118795- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-07
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rc8r-m7cp-8q8m
IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive...
IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and modify API configurations due to improper authentication. Identity information supplied in requests is not sufficiently verified, which could allow a caller to impersonate another user.
- Record
GHSA-rc8r-m7cp-8q8m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
NVD
IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and modify API configurations due to improper authentication. Identity information supplied in requests is not sufficiently verified, which could allow a caller to impersonate another user.
- Record
CVE-2026-18838- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-18838 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Ibm Api Connect, published November 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.