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IBM SevOne NPM EUVDEUVD-2026-119747

| CVE-2026-96146 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-11-08 ibm GHSA-3385-rv75-8pmx
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach SevOne over network
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted/abusive requests
  3. Exploit
    Trigger uncontrolled resource consumption
  4. Execution
    Exhaust system resource
  5. Impact
    Monitoring service denial of service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The target must be a reachable instance of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management in the 7.0.0 through 8.2.2 version range, exposed to the attacker over the network. Per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), no authentication, no user interaction, and no special configuration are required - exploitation works against a network-reachable default deployment. The primary limiting factors are network reachability (the attacker needs a path to the SevOne service, which in many deployments is internal-only management network rather than internet-facing) and the version constraint (instances already updated to the vendor-fixed release are not affected). Impact is confined to availability; there is no confidentiality or integrity consequence. The exact resource exhausted and the precise request that triggers it are not described in the available sources.

Impact

All signals point to a moderate-severity availability issue rather than a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with no privileges or user interaction required, and an availability-only impact (C:N/I:N/A:H, scope unchanged) - consistent with the CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption / denial-of-service classification. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', indicating patch-within-the-week priority rather than act_now or emergency. No KEV listing is present, so there is no confirmed active exploitation; no EPSS probability is supplied in the input, so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from this data; and no public exploit or PoC reference is provided. The signals are internally consistent: a remotely triggerable DoS that is easy to attempt but limited to availability (no data exposure or code execution). Net read: a genuine but bounded priority - worth patching promptly for internet- or network-exposed SevOne instances, but not a high-CVSS-masking-low-risk case nor a confirmed-exploited emergency. Missing data to note explicitly: EPSS score absent, so widespread-vs-targeted exploitation cannot be judged; and the exact resource exhausted (CPU, memory, connections, disk) is not described in the available sources.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker with network access to a SevOne Network Performance Management instance sends crafted or high-volume requests that trigger uncontrolled resource consumption, exhausting a system resource and rendering the monitoring platform unavailable. Given AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, the attempt requires no credentials, no user interaction, and low complexity. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 08, 2026

Unauthenticated remote denial of service against IBM SevOne Network Performance Management 7.0.0 through 8.2.2 can exhaust server resources and degrade or halt availability (CVSS 7.5, A:H). The CVSS vector shows network reachability with no privileges and no user interaction, so any host that can reach the SevOne service is a potential attack source; confidentiality and integrity are unaffected. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and IBM has published a vendor patch advisory.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch is available per IBM support advisory https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289655; apply the fixed release identified there for SevOne Network Performance Management deployments in the 7.0.0 through 8.2.2 range. For instances that cannot be updated immediately, restrict network access to the SevOne service to trusted management networks because network reachability is the assessed prerequisite for exploitation; the trade-off is that legitimate remote operators or integrations outside those networks lose access, and access restriction does not correct the underlying resource-consumption behavior.

Affected VersionsENISA

SevOne Network Performance Management 7.0.0 ≤8.2.2

Affected Packages

euvd sevone_network_performance_management no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management is a network monitoring and telemetry platform, and the CPE identifies the affected package as cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sevone_network_performance_management across versions 7.0.0 through 8.2.2. CWE-400 covers improper control of resource consumption; here the assessed CVSS vector describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated path to high availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. The available sources do not specify which resource is exhausted (for example memory, CPU, connections, disk, or threads) or the exact request that triggers the condition, so the flaw should not be characterized as a race, heap-grooming, or timing issue without that evidence.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY HIGH
NVD 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity DoS with no interaction; availability-only impact per CWE-400, so C:N/I:N/A:H and scope unchanged.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management 7.0.0 through 8.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (versions 7.0.0 through 8.2.2) contains a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-96146) that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust server resources, potentially degrading or halting network monitoring availability. This puts organizations relying on SevOne for network visibility at risk of operational disruption, impacting IT teams and business continuity if the service becomes unavailable.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
enterprise network-monitoring appliance, common in large NOCs but not everywhere
Social Media
3
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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