CVE-2026-18533 IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component Code Execution
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via unsanitized container image configurations in the IBM Maximo Location Service for Esri component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18533?
CVE-2026-18533 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component, published on 12 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised container image configuration in a Kubernetes operator template.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18533?
How do I fix CVE-2026-18533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-18533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gm3-8m2r-hf4g.