CVE-2026-18872

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 24.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-23 15:46Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-23 18:56Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-04

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e1869dd9d6fa395df7487e4058248a617472cad0fc8de757ea4b1c9e8e686f93

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641vendor-advisorypatch