CVE-2026-12756

IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285930

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-14 22:16

Updated : 2026-09-15 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-12756

Mitre link : CVE-2026-12756

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-12756

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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