IBM Maximo Application Suite Information Disclosure via Path Traversal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM Maximo Application Suite versions 8.10, 8.11, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2 contain a path traversal flaw (CWE-22). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to read arbitrary files on the system. CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (HIGH), with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. CISA's SSVC data rates exploitation as none and automatable as yes, and the vulnerability is not in CISA's KEV catalog.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.10, 8.11, 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Maximo Application Suite | 8.10; 8.11; 9.0; 9.1; 9.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Maximo Application Suite VendorIBM Affected 8.10; 8.11; 9.0; 9.1; 9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.10 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.10.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2.0 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_application_suite:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 — ·IBM
Remediation
IBM has not listed a fixed version for the affected Maximo Application Suite releases. Restrict remote access to the application until a fix is available, and monitor requests for "/../" sequences.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105052
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-fr6x-p4fr-jfmv
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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Sources
- CVE-2026-105052 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105052 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fr6x-p4fr-jfmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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