Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 7, 2026 04:56:45 UTC

CVE-2026-18535

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.

Base score9.6/ 10

SeverityCriticalCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityCritical

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredLowPR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeChangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactNoneI

Availability impactHighA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityibm

Last updatedNov 8, 2026 01:46:03 UTC

PublishedNov 7, 2026 04:56:45 UTC

ReservedJul 31, 2026 20:31:32 UTC