{"id":33483,"date":"2025-12-31T08:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=33483"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:38:22","slug":"ibm-warns-of-critical-api-connect-bug-allowing-remote-authentication-bypass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zero.redgem.net\/?p=33483","title":{"rendered":"IBM Warns of Critical API Connect Bug Allowing Remote Authentication Bypass_THN:F04B014DD53923325C39F2962CEF5897"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{&#8220;lastseen&#8221;:&#8221;2025-12-31T13:40:15&#8243;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;![API Connect Bug](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)\\n\\nIBM has disclosed details of a critical security flaw in API Connect that could allow attackers to gain remote access to the application.\\n\\nThe vulnerability, tracked as **CVE-2025-13915** , is rated 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. 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