What is CVE-2026-17493?

CVE-2026-17493 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-17493?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge

CVE-2026-17493

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-11-04 · last modified 2026-11-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored 2026-11-09.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293511 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17493?: CVE-2026-17493 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-17493?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.