CVE-2026-18529

Received Received - Intake

Command Injection in IBM Maximo Application Suite Location Service

Publication date: 2026-10-12

Last updated on: 2026-10-12

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to command injection due to improper sanitisation of a user-controlled value passed to a shell command in a Kubernetes operator task.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-10-12

Last Modified

2026-10-12

Generated

2026-10-13

AI Q&A

2026-10-13

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-18529

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
IBM	Maximo	Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2
IBM	Maximo	Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.1
IBM	Maximo	Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-78	The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a command injection flaw in IBM Maximo Application Suite's Location Service for Esri Component versions 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0. It occurs because user-controlled input is not properly sanitized before being passed to a shell command in a Kubernetes operator task, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves command injection in IBM Maximo Application Suite's Location Service for Esri Component. Detection requires checking for unauthorized shell command execution in Kubernetes operator tasks. Review logs for suspicious commands passed to shell environments, particularly those involving user-controlled input in the affected component versions (9.2, 9.1, 9.0).

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to run unauthorized commands on the affected system, potentially leading to data breaches, system compromise, or unauthorized access to sensitive information. The high CVSS score indicates significant risk.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access or data breaches, which may violate GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data privacy) requirements. Organizations must address it to maintain compliance and avoid penalties.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest IBM Maximo Application Suite patch for Location Service for Esri Component to address the command injection vulnerability. Ensure proper input sanitization is implemented in Kubernetes operator tasks.

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