Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-7884 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-7884 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7884?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 14 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Cognos Analytics 12.0.4 through 12.0.4 FP2, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 FP1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-7884?
- 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-2026-7884 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-7884?
- Check whether you run IBM Cognos Analytics 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
This is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics' user profile management. The vulnerability exists because user-supplied input in the given name and surname fields is not properly sanitized or escaped when displayed in the user account management panel. An unauthenticated attacker can inject JavaScript code through these profile fields; when an administrator later views the user's permissions, the malicious script executes in the administrator's browser context. This allows the attacker to steal administrative session cookies or perform other actions with administrator privileges. The vulnerability affects Cognos Analytics versions 12.0.4 through 12.0.4 FP2 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 FP1. Patches are expected to be available from IBM.
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Analytics 12.0.4 through 12.0.4 FP2, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 FP1
Timeline
- 2026-09-14: disclosed