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CVE-2026-115788

IBM App Connect Operator and IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands Log Forging

Products / packages IBM App Connect Operator · IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands

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Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 14/11/2026, 23:35:33 UTC
ibm · CVSS:3.1 · 8.1
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity

high8.1

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Known exploitation

Not listed in the checked CISA KEV catalog

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Public exploit

Not established by this record

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Remediation

Source guidance available

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What this means

IBM App Connect Operator and IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands are vulnerable to log forging when creating a resource. Affected versions include App Connect Operator 12.0.0 to 12.0.28, 12.1.0 to 12.21.0, and 13.0.0 to 13.6.0, as well as App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands 12.0.11.1-r1 to 12.0.12.5-r1, 12.0.12-r1 to 12.0.12-r28, 13.0.1.0-r1 to 13.0.6.2-r1, and 13.0.7.0-r1 to 13.0.9.0-r1. The weakness is due to improper output neutralization for logs.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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IBM · ibm

App Connect Operator

3 ranges
ibm version evidence

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affected

12.1.0 → through 12.21.0

semver versions

12.0.0 → through 12.0.28

semver versions

13.0.0 → through 13.6.0

semver versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unknown

Product identifiers (CPE)cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_operator:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_operator:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_operator:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

IBM · ibm

App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands

4 ranges
ibm version evidence

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affected

12.0.11.1-r1 → through 12.0.12.5-r1

custom versions

13.0.1.0-r1 → through 13.0.6.2-r1

custom versions

12.0.12-r1 → through 12.0.12-r28

custom versions

13.0.7.0-r1 → through 13.0.9.0-r1

custom versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unknown

Product identifiers (CPE)cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:cd:12.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:cd:13.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:cd:12.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:cd:13.0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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What to do

Compare your installed product and version with the affected versions above. A matching product name alone does not confirm exposure.

IBM strongly suggests the following: App Connect Enterprise Certified Container CD and 13 LTS (Long Term Support) Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 13.7.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 13.0.9.1-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/13.0?topic=releases-upgrading-operator

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 12.0 LTS (Long Term Support) Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 12.0.29 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.12-r29 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=umfpr-upgrading-operator-releases

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Public exploit evidence

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Original source description

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IBM App Connect Operator and IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands is vulnerable to Log Forging on a request to create a resource.

References

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www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7296008
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Original records

CVE-2026-115788

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-117 ↗

CWE-117 Improper Output Neutralization for Logs

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Assigning organization

2026-11-13

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