What is CVE-2026-10025?

CVE-2026-10025 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-10025?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

XXE in IBM Qradar

CVE-2026-10025

IBM QRadar 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.1, and 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005 has an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. The vulnerability resides in the parseXmlPayload() function within the event processing pipeline ( q1labs_core.jar ). When at least one log source type is configured to use XML-format property autodetection, the system processes XML-formatted syslog events sent to port 514 (UDP/TCP) without authentication.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.003 (28.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Qradar — versions 7.6.0.0, 7.5.0
Ibm Qradar_security_information_and_event_manager — versions 7.5.0, 7.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-10025?: CVE-2026-10025 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-10025?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.