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CVE-2026-5522 (GCVE-0-2026-5522)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-04 15:15 – Updated: 2026-09-04 15:55

Title

QRadar contains hard-coded credentials

Summary

IBM QRadar 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 UP15 Interim Fix 005 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

Severity

6.7 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-04 15:54 UTC

CWE

CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner

ibm mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285277	vendor-advisorypatch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
IBM	QRadar	Affected: 7.5.0 , ≤ 7.5.0 UP15 Interim Fix 005 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar:7.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar:7.5.0up15:interim_fix_005::::::

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FKIE_CVE-2026-5522

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-04 16:17 - Updated: 2026-09-04 16:17

Severity

6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285277

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-CR73-WW7M-4X5R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-04 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-04 18:31

Details

Severity

6.7 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-5522 (GCVE-0-2026-5522)

FKIE_CVE-2026-5522

GHSA-CR73-WW7M-4X5R

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