Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-10025IBM QRadar SIEM has an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity XML external entity 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 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM QRadar 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.1, and 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005 has an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. The vulnerability resides in the parseXmlPayload() function within the event processing pipeline ( q1labs_core.jar ). When at least one log source type is configured to use XML-format property autodetection, the system processes XML-formatted syslog events sent to port 514 (UDP/TCP) without authentication.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM QRadar 7.6.0.0 – through 7.6.0.17.5.0 – through 7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005

Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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