IBM Maximo Application Suite Location Service for Esri: OS command injection
Summary
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component versions 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2 contain an OS command injection flaw. A user-controlled value is passed unsanitised to a shell command in a Kubernetes operator task. An attacker with existing high privileges can execute commands, with high impact on confidentiality and integrity and no direct availability impact, and the scope is changed. CISA SSVC rates exploitation as none and not automatable.
Affected
- IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2
- IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.1
- IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.0
Fixed in
- Upgrade to 9.2.3
- Upgrade to 9.1.13
- Upgrade to 9.0.14
- The fix is part of a combined IBM bulletin covering six CVEs; one upgrade addresses them for this component.
Workaround
Unknown.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation. CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no.
- Not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS below 1%.
- No public proof of concept found in the sources reviewed.
Our recommendation
- Check whether any MAS 9.0, 9.1 or 9.2 installation with Location Service for Esri exists, including partner-hosted instances.
- Plan the upgrade to the fixed versions listed in the IBM bulletin.
- Until patching, review cluster and application admin roles and restrict access to OpenShift and MAS admin accounts.
- Monitor the IBM bulletin and CISA KEV for changes.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- IBM Security Bulletin www.ibm.com
- VulnCheck/Vulners record vulners.com
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-18529 app.opencve.io
- HOL CVE-2026-18529 (quoting IBM) hol.org
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 1 Nov 2026, 04:42.
Original description (NVD)
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to command injection due to improper sanitisation of a user-controlled value passed to a shell command in a Kubernetes operator task.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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