CVE-2026-14893 IBM Instana Observability is affected by multiple Prototype Pollution within Instana Agent container image
Prototype pollution in the Instana Node.js tracer allows attackers to manipulate object prototypes, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14893?
CVE-2026-14893 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Observability with Instana (Agent), published on 28 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.
Weakness: CWE-1321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14893?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-14893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhqp-r6hx-7vw5.