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IBM API Connect: Cross-site scripting (CVE-2026-16709)

IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser due to cross-site scripting.

CVE search metadata

CVE search record: CVE-2026-16709. Severity: high. CVSS: 8.7. KEV: no. Product: API Connect (10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12, 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2). Brief: IBM API Connect: Cross-site scripting (CVE-2026-16709). Brief link: https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-ibm-api-connect-xss/

Triage facts

Revision 1
Applicability
API Connect (10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12, 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2)
Evidence
Unknown
Severity
High
Sources
1 public source
Freshness
Revision 1Nov 7, 05:59 UTC
Vulnerabilities
1 CVE
Source quality
A2Roughly even chance

IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 and 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 are susceptible to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. User-supplied input is not properly neutralized when a web page is updated, allowing a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.