Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach Maximo AI Service over network
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DeliverySend crafted malformed input
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ExploitTrigger improper input validation (CWE-20)
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ExecutionService crashes or hangs
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ImpactDenial of service to users
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network reachability to the IBM Maximo AI Service API/interface (versions 9.1.0 and 9.2.0); per AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N no authentication, user interaction, or special configuration is stated as required, so default network-exposed deployments are at risk. The description does not name the specific vulnerable feature, endpoint, parameter, or input format that triggers the improper input validation, so the concrete trigger could not be extracted from available data. The principal limiting factor is exposure scope: impact is confined to availability (service disruption) with no data compromise, and risk is materially reduced where the AI Service is not exposed beyond trusted internal networks. |
| Impact | The input CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 7.5) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw whose sole impact is availability (C:N/I:N), consistent with a denial-of-service condition from improper input validation (CWE-20). All signals agree on 'high severity by score, availability-only impact' - there is no confidentiality or integrity exposure and no code execution implied. However, the real-world priority signals are largely MISSING: no EPSS probability was provided, the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced. With no exploitation-probability or active-exploitation data, this reads as a high-CVSS issue whose true urgency cannot be elevated above 'patch in normal cycle' from the data alone. The single reference is an IBM support page (node/7290473) reported by IBM PSIRT; exact triggering input and whether exploitation requires reachable/authenticated API endpoints is NOT detailed in the available description - verify affected deployment exposure with IBM's advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker with network access to the IBM Maximo AI Service endpoint sends malformed or malicious input that the service fails to validate properly, causing the service to crash or become unresponsive and denying asset-management functionality to legitimate users. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates this can be triggered over the network, at low complexity, without authentication or user interaction. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026
Denial of service in IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 lets remote, unauthenticated attackers disrupt the service through improper input validation (CWE-20), with impact limited to availability and no confidentiality or integrity loss. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 7.5) indicates the flaw is network reachable, low complexity, and requires no privileges or user interaction, so any deployment exposing the AI Service interface beyond trusted internal networks is at risk. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed as confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); the practical risk is driven by exposure scope rather than observed attack activity.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so the first step is to track IBM's advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290473 for an updated fix level for Maximo AI Service 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 and apply it as soon as it is published. Until then, apply compensating controls matched to the availability-only, unauthenticated, network-reachable nature of the flaw: block external access to the Maximo AI Service API/interface at the firewall or load balancer so only trusted management and integration networks can reach it (trade-off: breaks legitimate remote integrations and any cloud-hosted client traffic until those paths are re-established via VPN or allow-listing), and place the service behind an authenticating reverse proxy or API gateway with per-client request rate limits and request-size caps (trade-off: may throttle legitimate batch or high-volume AI inference workloads, and gateway rules will not understand proprietary payload semantics, so they must be tuned rather than simply enabled). Additionally, enable verbose request logging and alerting on malformed-request bursts or abnormal response latency and memory growth so operators can detect and restart the affected service quickly; note that restarts and rate limiting only reduce blast radius and do not remove the underlying input-validation defect.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is an input-validation failure (CWE-20) in IBM Maximo AI Service, the AI/ML component layered onto the Maximo asset management platform. Because the root cause class is improper validation of externally supplied input, the likely mechanism is that a malformed or specially crafted request reaching the AI Service API/interface is processed without adequate sanitization, exhausting resources or throwing the service into an unrecoverable state, which manifests purely as an availability loss (C:N/I:N/A:H) rather than data disclosure or tampering. The advisory does not name the specific vulnerable feature, endpoint, parameter, or input format that triggers the condition, and no CPE strings were supplied in the input data, so the affected technology can only be pinned to the Maximo AI Service 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 releases rather than a more granular component or library. Notification originated from IBM PSIRT (psirt@us.ibm.com), consistent with a vendor-internal discovery or coordinated disclosure rather than a third-party exploit report.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Remotely reachable unauthenticated input-validation DoS (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with availability-only impact (A:H, C:N/I:N) and no scope change, matching a classic CWE-20 crash.
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CVSS VectorVendor: us
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0, and 9.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper input validation.
Executive ViewAI
IBM Maximo AI Service versions 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 carry a high-severity input validation flaw that a remote, unauthenticated attacker can use to disrupt the service, and IBM has not yet released a fix. Because the AI Service underpins asset-management and maintenance workflows, an outage can stall the operational teams that depend on it rather than exposing data. Leadership should treat this as an availability and exposure-management issue today: the practical risk tracks how widely the service interface is reachable, not any observed attack activity.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network access to the IBM Maximo AI Service interface so it is not reachable from untrusted networks; segment and firewall affected 9.1.0 and 9.2.0 instances; front the service with an authenticated reverse proxy or API gateway; apply rate limiting and input filtering at the perimeter; monitor for service disruption or restart events; and maintain a rapid-deployment path for the vendor patch once IBM releases it.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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