November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-17437Ibm App Connect Enterprise Path Traversal

NVDCVSS scored by psirt@us.ibm.com

Vulnerability Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0 through 13.0.8.2, and 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.12.29 could allow a local attacker to perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of pathnames during archive extraction.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(5.5)
Published Date
Nov 8, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.16%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22: Path Traversal β†—
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 5.5 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Ibm App Connect Enterprise >= 12.0.1.0 and < 12.0.12.30
  • Ibm App Connect Enterprise >= 13.0.1.0 and < 13.0.9.0
Patched Versions
  • Ibm App Connect Enterprise 12.0.12.30
  • Ibm App Connect Enterprise 13.0.9.0

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run Ibm App Connect Enterprise and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 8, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC