IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 12.19.0 (Continuous Delivery) and 12.0 LTS (Long Term Support) could allow an attacker to access sensitive files or modify configurations due to an untrusted search path.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
IBM App Connect Operator affected
Version Status Constraints
CD:11.2.0 affected ≤ 11.6.0, 12.1.0 - 12.19.012.0
LTS:12.0.0 - 12.0.19 affected —
IBM App Connect EnterpriseCertified Containers Operands affected
Version Status Constraints
CD:12.0.11.1 affected ≤ r1 - 12.0.12.5-r1, 13.0.1.0-r1 - 13.0.6.0-r112.0
LTS:12.0.12-r1 - 12.0.12-r19 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

IBM strongly suggests the following: App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 12.19.0 (Continuous Delivery) Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 12.20.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 13.0.6.1-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 12.0.20 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.12-r20 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

Workaround

Disable mapping assistance in the DesignerAuthoring component

References
Link Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259746 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 12.19.0 (Continuous Delivery) and 12.0 LTS (Long Term Support) could allow an attacker to access sensitive files or modify configurations due to an untrusted search path.
Title IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance are vulnerable to loss of confidentiality []
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm app Connect Enterprisecertified Containers Operands
Ibm app Connect Operator
Weaknesses CWE-426
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprisecertified_containers_operands:cd:12.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprisecertified_containers_operands:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_operator:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_operator:cd:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm app Connect Enterprisecertified Containers Operands
Ibm app Connect Operator
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:46:23.152Z

Reserved: 2025-11-20T21:11:07.402Z

Link: CVE-2025-13491

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-05T14:46:15.328Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-05T14:16:03.940

Modified: 2026-02-05T14:57:20.563

Link: CVE-2025-13491

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