CVE-2026-12751 — IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker…
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Ibm Cloud Pak For Business Automation).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Cloud Pak For Business Automation |
version 24.0.1-interim_fix_001version 25.0.0-interim_fix_005version 25.0.0-interim_fix_004version 25.0.0-interim_fix_003version 25.0.0-interim_fix_002version 25.0.0-interim_fix_001version 25.0.0version 24.0.1-interim_fix_008 and 19 moreversion 24.0.1-interim_fix_007version 24.0.1-interim_fix_006version 24.0.1-interim_fix_005version 24.0.1-interim_fix_004version 24.0.1-interim_fix_003version 24.0.1-interim_fix_002version 24.0.0version 24.0.1version 26.0.0-interim_fix_001version 26.0.0version 24.0.0-interim_fix_009version 24.0.0-interim_fix_008version 24.0.0-interim_fix_007version 24.0.0-interim_fix_006version 24.0.0-interim_fix_005version 24.0.0-interim_fix_004version 24.0.0-interim_fix_003version 24.0.0-interim_fix_002version 24.0.0-interim_fix_001 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 2.3 | 2.7 | psirt@us.ibm.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: psirt@us.ibm.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 5.4
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
1 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2026-12749 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Ibm Cloud Pak For Business Automation Sep 15, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-12750 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Ibm Cloud Pak For Business Automation Sep 15, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-12762 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File in IBM Business Automation Insights Aug 5, 2026
- High CVE-2025-36094 Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for January 2026. Feb 3, 2026
- Medium CVE-2025-36436 Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for January 2026. Feb 2, 2026
- Medium CVE-2025-36172 Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for 24.0.0-IF007, 24.0.1-IF005 and 25.0.0-IF002 Nov 3, 2025
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-12751 is "IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker…", rated Medium. It affects Cloud Pak For Business Automation (Ibm); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.4 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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