CVE-2026-17617: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IBM Application Gateway Operator
IBM Application Gateway Operator versions 22.2.0 and 26.06.0 are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability due to insufficient validation of URLs in custom resources. This vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to cause the server to make unauthorized requests, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and limited integrity impact. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 8.5 but no official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17617 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in IBM Application Gateway Operator versions 22.2.0 and 26.06.0. The issue arises from insufficient validation of URLs specified in custom resources, which could allow an attacker with low privileges to induce the server to make unintended requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The impact includes high confidentiality loss and limited integrity loss, with no availability impact. No official patch or remediation level has been disclosed by IBM as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges can exploit this SSRF vulnerability to cause the server to make unauthorized requests, potentially exposing sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) and causing limited integrity issues. There is no reported impact on availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published by IBM at this time. Users should monitor IBM advisories for updates and consider restricting access to custom resource URL inputs until a fix is available.
CVE-2026-17617: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IBM Application Gateway Operator
Description
IBM Application Gateway Operator versions 22.2.0 and 26.06.0 are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability due to insufficient validation of URLs in custom resources. This vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to cause the server to make unauthorized requests, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and limited integrity impact. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 8.5 but no official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.5high
Affected software
pkg:github/ibm/application_gateway_operatorcpe:2.3:a:ibm:application_gateway_operator:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:application_gateway_operator:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:application_gateway_operator:26.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:application_gateway_operator:26.06.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17617 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in IBM Application Gateway Operator versions 22.2.0 and 26.06.0. The issue arises from insufficient validation of URLs specified in custom resources, which could allow an attacker with low privileges to induce the server to make unintended requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The impact includes high confidentiality loss and limited integrity loss, with no availability impact. No official patch or remediation level has been disclosed by IBM as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges can exploit this SSRF vulnerability to cause the server to make unauthorized requests, potentially exposing sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) and causing limited integrity issues. There is no reported impact on availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published by IBM at this time. Users should monitor IBM advisories for updates and consider restricting access to custom resource URL inputs until a fix is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T20:22:43.427Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a736b5ebf8831d5392da413
Added to database: 08/05/2026, 16:57:02 UTC
Last enriched: 08/05/2026, 17:43:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/06/2026, 00:49:23 UTC
Views: 4
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