CVE-2026-18535
IBM API Connect Denial of Service
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack and to improper neutralisation of wildcard query operators.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM API Connect Denial of Service
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack and to improper neutralisation of wildcard query operators.
- Record
CVE-2026-18535- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
EUVDEUVD-2026-118926
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack and to improper neutralisation of wildcard query operators.
- Record
EUVD-2026-118926- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68pw-29w8-gp2w
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are vulnerable to a...
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack and to improper neutralisation of wildcard query operators.
- Record
GHSA-68pw-29w8-gp2w- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
NVD
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack and to improper neutralisation of wildcard query operators.
- Record
CVE-2026-18535- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-18535 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Ibm Api Connect, published November 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.