critical
advisory
IBM API Connect: Remote code execution via path traversal (CVE-2026-17239)
IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 contain a path traversal vulnerability that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CVE search metadata
CVE search record: CVE-2026-17239. Severity: critical. CVSS: 9.9. KEV: no. Product: IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 (12.1.0.0-12.1.1.2). Brief: IBM API Connect: Remote code execution via path traversal (CVE-2026-17239). Brief link: https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-ibm-api-connect-rce-02d7bdc6/
Triage facts
Revision 1- Applicability
- IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 (12.1.0.0-12.1.1.2)
- Evidence
- Unknown
- Severity
- Critical
- Sources
- 1 public source
- Freshness
- Revision 1Nov 7, 05:51 UTC
- Vulnerabilities
- 1 CVE
- Source quality
- A2Roughly even chance
IBM API Connect versions 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are susceptible to a path traversal vulnerability. This flaw may allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. The CVSS v3.1 base score for this vulnerability is 9.9.