CVE-2026-15435

IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0 through 13.0.7.2, and 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.12.27 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281896	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-30 15:16

Updated : 2026-08-05 14:32

NVD link : CVE-2026-15435

Mitre link : CVE-2026-15435

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-15435

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

app_connect_enterprise

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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