01 Record
CVE-2026-5522
QRadar contains hard-coded credentials
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score6.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
02 Description
QRadar contains hard-coded credentials
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 1.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-08.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-04 15:15Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-04 15:55Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-03
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5656aefec50d7eac058335efb512955ff6a686ce16995a6b40bc425eb33620c7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
IBM strongly encourages customers to update their systems promptly. ProductVersionFixIBM QRadar SIEM 7.5.0 7.5.0 UP15 IF06 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283124