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IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation CVE-2026-12759

| EUVDEUVD-2026-78156 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-09-14 psirt@us.ibm.com GHSA-r8hw-r6hm-q7g2
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: us
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Vendor (us) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

DoS via CWE-400 with PR:L authenticated network access; no confidentiality or integrity impact applies.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: us

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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Sep 15, 2026 - 07:40 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

AnalysisAI

Uncontrolled resource consumption in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation enables authenticated network users to exhaust service resources and trigger a denial of service condition. Affected versions span the 24.0.0, 24.0.1, 25.0.0, and 26.0.0 release lines, each capped at specific interim fix levels. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session with at least low-privilege access to the IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation platform (PR:L). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The NVD-supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) contains a significant internal contradiction: it scores C:H (high confidentiality impact) but the description explicitly states denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption, and the assigned CWE is CWE-400. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the relevant IBM-supplied interim fix that exceeds the listed upper bound for each release train: for 24.0.0, apply a fix beyond Interim Fix 009; for 24.0.1, apply a fix beyond Interim Fix 008; for 25.0.0, apply a fix beyond Interim Fix 005; and for 26.0.0, apply a fix beyond Interim Fix 001. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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