Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-14979IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion attack
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Engineering Lifecycle Management 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 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 53.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 DOORS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of XML entity expansion.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Engineering Lifecycle Management | 7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001 – through ) Interim Fix 0217.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001 – through ) Interim Fix 0097.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 |
Weakness: CWE-776 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279963 vendor-advisory, patch