IBM App Connect 12/13 & Integration Bus z/OS: Recursion DoS (13.0.8.1)
CVE-2026-17440 Published on September 4, 2026

IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus for z/OS Adapter nodes are vulnerable to multiple CVEs
IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0 through 13.0.8.1, and 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.12.28 and IBM Integration Bus for z/OS 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.0.7 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-17440 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

CVE-2026-17440 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-17440

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Affected Versions

IBM App Connect Enterprise: IBM Integration Bus for z/OS: