Enterprise API Infrastructure & Zero-Trust Implications
Compromise of API gateway demonstrates critical need for defense-in-depth authentication where each backend service independently validates credentials rather than relying solely on gateway enforcement.
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IBM API Connect CVE-2025-13915: Critical Authentication Bypass Affecting Enterprise API Gateways at Major Financial and Telecom Organizations
IBM API Connect (CVSS 9.8) authentication bypass allows remote attackers to completely bypass login mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to centralized API gateways serving banks, airlines, and telecommunications companies. Affects versions 10.0.8.0-10.0.8.5, 10.0.11.0, 10.0.15.0 with no evidence of active exploitation yet.