SB20260917216 - XML external entity injection in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications

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SB20260917216 - XML external entity injection in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications

Published: September 17, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260917216
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-49875)

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of XML external entity reference in W3CMultiSchemaFactory and EndpointReferenceUtils when parsing XML input. A remote attacker can supply crafted XML containing external entity references to disclose sensitive information.

The issue enables out-of-band external entity resolution.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References