XXE in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management
CVE-2026-14979
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 DOORS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of XML entity expansion.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (44.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management — versions 7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001, 7.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001, 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001
- IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management — versions 7.0.3, 7.1.0, 7.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279963 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-14979?
- CVE-2026-14979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.