Multiple security vulnerabilities addressed with IBM Business Automation Workflow August 2026
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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 resource.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional | 26.0.0 – 26.0.0 Interim Fix 001; 25.0.0 – 25.0.0 Interim Fix 005; 24.0.1 – 24.0.1 Interim Fix 008; 24.0.0 – 24.0.0 Interim Fix 009 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional VendorIBM Affected 26.0.0 – 26.0.0 Interim Fix 001; 25.0.0 – 25.0.0 Interim Fix 005; 24.0.1 – 24.0.1 Interim Fix 008; 24.0.0 – 24.0.0 Interim Fix 009 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:26.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:26.0.0:interim_fix_001:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0.0 interim_fix_001 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:25.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 25.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:25.0.0:interim_fix_005:*:*:*:*:*:* | 25.0.0 interim_fix_005 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.0.1 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.1:interim_fix_008:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.0.1 interim_fix_008 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.0:interim_fix_009:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.0.0 interim_fix_009 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:26.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:26.0.0:interim_fix_001:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26.0.0 interim_fix_001 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:25.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:25.0.0:interim_fix_005:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25.0.0 interim_fix_005 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.1 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.1:interim_fix_008:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.1 interim_fix_008 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional:24.0.0:interim_fix_009:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.0 interim_fix_009 — ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285930
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-10904 Multiple secuirty vulnerabilies addressed with IBM Business Automation Workflow August 2026Priority LOW 32
- TI-2026-11140 Multiple secuirty vulnerabilies addressed with IBM Business Automation Workflow August 2026Priority LOW 31
- TI-2026-10891 Multiple secuirty vulnerabilies addressed with IBM Business Automation Workflow August 2026Priority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrc5-qwcp-hm9c
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-12752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrc5-qwcp-hm9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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