Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-78673 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78673 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78673?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 12 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0, 9.2.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78673?
- 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-2026-78673 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-78673?
- Check whether you run IBM Maximo AI Service 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 denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Maximo AI Service versions 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 due to improper input validation (CWE-20). An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability over the network without user interaction. The flaw causes the application to consume resources or crash, rendering the service unavailable.
Affected products
- IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0, 9.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-12: disclosed