Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-1031 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-1031 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-1031?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 18 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Common Licensing Agent 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2; IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-1031?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-1031 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-1031?
- Check whether you run IBM Common Licensing Agent or IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A stored or reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI component fails to sanitize user input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript. The attack requires user interaction (clicking a malicious link) but affects an unauthenticated threat model. Successful exploitation enables session hijacking, credential disclosure, and privilege escalation within the context of an authenticated user's session.
Affected products
- IBM Common Licensing Agent 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2
- IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-09-18: disclosed