# CVE-2026-17386: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 10.0.8.13
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-17386 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.1 (high) and affects API Connect; fixed in 10.0.8.13.

## Summary

IBM API Connect is affected by a weakness in its random number generation that could let a remote attacker gain full administrative control of the software. The attacker can reach it over the network without logging in, and no user action is needed.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- IBM API Connect: from 10.0.8.0, through 10.0.8.12

## Description

IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 could allow a remote attacker to gain full administrative control due to the use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM API Connect, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.8.13) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-17386 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-17386

### What does this mean?

The flaw could allow a remote attacker to gain full administrative control of the product.

Source: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17386

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17386?

API Connect: from 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-17386

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The affected range is IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12. To check an installation, compare its installed release version against that range.

Source: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17386

### How do I fix CVE-2026-17386?

Upgrade to IBM API Connect 10.0.8.13, the version IBM names as the fix.

Source: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17386

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637

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