Vulnerability · Published Feb 2, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2025-13096XML eXternal Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow -

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity server-side request forgery in Business Automation Workflow containers from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Business Automation Workflow containers V25.0.0 through V25.0.0-IF007, V24.0.1 - V24.0.1-IF007, V24.0.0 - V24.0.0-IF007 and IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional V25.0.0, V24.0.1, V24.0.0 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Business Automation Workflow containers	V25.0.0 – through V25.0.0-IF002V24.0.1 – through V24.0.1-IF005V24.0.0 – through V24.0.0-IF007
IBM	Business Automation Workflow traditional	25.0.024.0.124.0.0

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7259321 vendor-advisory, patch