IBM Application Gateway Operator up to 26.06 server-side request forgery
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.3 | $5k-$25k | 1.78 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in IBM Application Gateway Operator up to 26.06. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-17617. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Application Gateway Operator up to 26.06. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Application Gateway Operator 22.2 through 26.06 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) due to insufficient validation of URLs specified in custom resources.
The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-17617 since 07/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Server-side request forgeryCWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/27/2026 CVE reserved08/05/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/05/2026 VulDB entry created
08/05/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-17617 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-17617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386309
Entry
Created: 08/05/2026 19:30Changes: 08/05/2026 19:30 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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