CVE-2026-18533
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component versions 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised container image configuration in a Kubernetes operator template.
Risk Assessment
The risk is that improper configuration may lead to unauthorized access or unexpected service behavior in the Kubernetes environment.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review and sanitize the container image configuration in the operator template and apply patches provided by IBM.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Application Suite
See all- CVE-2025-36386Critical
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.0.0 through 9.0.15 and 9.1.0 through 9.1.4 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to the application.
- CVE-2026-105052High
IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.10, 8.11, 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
- CVE-2026-18531Medium
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to tamper with session data due to the use of a weak HMAC session signing secret.
- CVE-2026-15656Medium
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised container image configuration in a Kubernetes operator template.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS