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TI-2026-04833 Aliases CVE-2026-5522GHSA-cr73-ww7m-4x5r

QRadar contains hard-coded credentials

Priority LOW 28CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

IBM QRadar 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 UP15 Interim Fix 005 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00118 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMQRadar7.5.0 – 7.5.0 UP15 Interim Fix 005—No fix listedCNA
  • QRadar VendorIBM Affected 7.5.0 – 7.5.0 UP15 Interim Fix 005 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5.0—IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar:7.5.0up15:interim_fix_005:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5.0up15 interim_fix_005—IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0 — ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar:7.5.0up15:interim_fix_005:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0up15 interim_fix_005 — ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr73-ww7m-4x5r

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-08085 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Auto-Login Bypass and Code Validation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-23774 IBM Aspera Faspex code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03794 Improper authentication in IBM Data Risk Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03441 Code injection in IBM Planning Analytics KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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