What is CVE-2026-82418?

CVE-2026-82418 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-82418?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge

CVE-2026-82418

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a use-after-free vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293510 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82418?: CVE-2026-82418 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-82418?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.