Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-18537 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-18537 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18537?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.7, published 12 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.0, 9.1, 9.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-18537?
- Yes: fixed in Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2.3, 9.1.13, 9.0.14. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-18537 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-18537?
- Check whether you run IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 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: Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2.3, 9.1.13, 9.0.14
Technical details
CVE-2026-18537 is an improper input validation flaw (CWE-94 code injection) in the Kubernetes operator template of IBM Maximo Application Suite version 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2. An authenticated user with high privilege can craft a malicious container image reference in a Custom Resource that is unsanitized before being used in operator deployment templates, allowing arbitrary code execution within the Kubernetes cluster context. The attack requires network access and high privileges (PR:H) but carries cluster-wide impact.
Affected products
- IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.0, 9.1, 9.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-12: disclosed