IBM Maximo AI Service Improper Input Validation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 contain an improper input validation flaw (CWE-20) that lets a remote attacker cause a denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (HIGH), with high availability impact and no privileges or user interaction required. CISA has not added it to KEV, and its SSVC assessment rates exploitation as none and automatable as no.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0, and 9.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation.
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 | Maximo AI Service | 9.1.0; 9.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Maximo AI Service VendorIBM Affected 9.1.0; 9.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0 or 9.2.0. Check IBM's advisory for a fix or workaround.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Maximo AI Service — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290473
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71345 Denial of service in IBM Maximo AI Service from malformed framesPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-71343 Denial of service in IBM Maximo AI Service via uncontrolled recursionPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-71342 Uncontrolled resource consumption in IBM Maximo AI ServicePriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78673
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-25fm-f8v8-9pqg
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-78673 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78673 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25fm-f8v8-9pqg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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