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TI-2026-12549 Aliases CVE-2026-14893GHSA-vhqp-r6hx-7vw5

IBM Instana Observability is affected by multiple Prototype Pollution within Instana Agent container image

Priority LOW 32CWE-1321Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00334 26th 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
IBMObservability with Instana (Agent)Build 1.0.303 – 1.0.320—No fix listedCNA
  • Observability with Instana (Agent) VendorIBM Affected Build 1.0.303 – 1.0.320 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:observability_with_instana_agent:build:*:*:*:*:*:*:*build—IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:observability_with_instana_agent:1.0.320:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.320—IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:observability_with_instana_agent:build:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions build — ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:observability_with_instana_agent:1.0.320:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.320 — ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14893
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhqp-r6hx-7vw5

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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