Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-5522QRadar contains hard-coded credentials
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity hard-coded credentials in QRadar from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285277 vendor-advisory, patch