Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-14434 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14434 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14434?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 8 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent 8.16.0 through 8.21.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14434?
- Yes: fixed in 8.21.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-14434 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-14434?
- Check whether you run IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 8.21.3
Technical details
The kubeturbo agent improperly validates or omits TLS certificate validation (CWE-295), enabling man-in-the-middle attacks over the network. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can intercept agent communications to obtain sensitive information such as credentials or cluster configuration data. A fix is available in version 8.21.3.
Affected products
- IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent 8.16.0 through 8.21.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-19: disclosed