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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-04 15:15 – Updated: 2026-09-04 15:55
VLAI
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
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285277 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
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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