What is CVE-2026-16854?

CVE-2026-16854 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-16854?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

SQL Injection in IBM API Connect

CVE-2026-16854

IBM API Connect 12.1.0.0 through 12.1.1.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information belonging to other tenants due to an injection vulnerability. Input used to build a data query is not properly neutralized, which could allow the query to return data the user is not permitted to see.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2026-11-07 · last modified 2026-11-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

IBM API Connect

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295635 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16854?: CVE-2026-16854 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-16854?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.