SB2026011304 - IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge update for AIOHTTP



SB2026011304 - IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge update for AIOHTTP

Published: January 13, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026011304
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53643)

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to not parsing trailer sections of an HTTP request. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.