CVE-2026-2606 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-2606: IBM webMethods API Management fails to validate user input and enables unauthorized arbitrary file read

Vendor Ibm
Product webMethods API Gateway (on-prem)
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published March 3, 2026
Last update March 4, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM webMethods API Gateway (on-prem) 10.11 through 10.11_Fix3210.15 to 10.15_Fix2711.1 to 11.1_Fix7 IBM webMethods API Management (on-prem) fails to properly validate user-supplied input passed to the url parameter on the /createapi endpoint. An attacker can modify this parameter to use a file:// URI schema instead of the expected https:// schema, enabling unauthorized arbitrary file read access on the underlying server file system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2026 CVE published
March 4, 2026 Record updated