# CVE-2025-13490: Information disclosure in App Connect EnterpriseCertified Containers Operands

> Attackers can intercept sensitive data transmitted in clear text by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers via man-in-the-middle attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h4v8-qw7g-35xj

## What is CVE-2025-13490?

CVE-2025-13490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM App Connect EnterpriseCertified Containers Operands, published on 3 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM App Connect Operator versions CD 11.3.0 through 11.6.0 and 12.1.0 through 12.20.0, LTS versions 12.0.0 through 12.0.20, and IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands versions CD 12.0.11.2‑r1 through 12.0.12.5‑r1 and 13.0.1.0‑r1 through 13.0.6.1‑r1, and LTS versions 12.0.12‑r1 through 12.0.12‑r20, contain a vulnerability in which the IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container transmits data in clear text, potentially allowing an attacker to intercept and obtain sensitive information through man‑in‑the‑middle techniques.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13490?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands, Ibm App Connect Operator.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-13490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM App Connect EnterpriseCertified Containers Operands

- [CVE-2025-36133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36133/): IBM App Connect Enterprise information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-1993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1993/): IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container information disclosure (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2024-52362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52362/): IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container denial of service (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13490 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM App Connect EnterpriseCertified Containers Operands, published on 3 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM App Connect EnterpriseCertified Containers Operands. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13490/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13490
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13490
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13490

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13490/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.