# CVE-2024-27266: IBM Maximo Application Suite XML external entity injection

> Remote attackers can exploit XML processing flaws in IBM Maximo to expose sensitive information or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rfrv-rc39-gxfp

## What is CVE-2024-27266?

CVE-2024-27266 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Maximo Application Suite 7.6.1.3 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.  IBM X-Force ID:  284566.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27266?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Maximo Application Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Asset Management

- [CVE-2025-36386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36386/): There is a vulnerability in the IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite for Cognos Analytics (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-2898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2898/): IBM Maximo Application Suite privilege escalation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-22328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22328/): IBM Maximo Application Suite information disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-43037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43037/): IBM Maximo Application Suite improper access control (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-38723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38723/): Maximo Asset Management cross-site scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27266 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27266 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Maximo Asset Management. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27266/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27266/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27266
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27266
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27266

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