CVE-2026-18531

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-18531?

Upgrade maximo application suite to 9.0.28 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-18531 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-18531 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.23% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 13% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-18531?

CVE-2026-18531 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-18531 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for maximo application suite (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-330

How to fix

Remediation Available

maximo application suiteNVD

Affected:>= 9.0, < 9.0.28Fixed in:9.0.28CVE-2026-18531derived from NVD

Affected:>= 9.1, < 9.1.20Fixed in:9.1.20CVE-2026-18531derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ibm.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-330 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-5420	Critical	9.8	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34646	Critical	9.8	51%	-	-
CVE-2008-0087	High	7.5	32%	-	-
CVE-2017-6026	Critical	9.1	32%	-	-
CVE-2018-17888	Critical	9.8	30%	-	-
CVE-2020-11901	Critical	9.0	21%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-18531?

Upgrade maximo application suite to 9.0.28 or later.

Is CVE-2026-18531 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-18531 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.23% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 13% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-18531?

CVE-2026-18531 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-18531 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for maximo application suite (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-10.