9.8

CVE-2026-10025: IBM QRadar SIEM has an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability

Analyzed
Published 05-08-2026Last modified 06-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-10025 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in ibm qradar. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.65%
0%100%
Low · +0.30 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.30 pp

From 0.35% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products
  • qradar≥ 7.6.0.0, ≤ 7.6.0.1 | ≥ 7.5.0, ≤ 7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005
  • qradar_security_information_and_event_manager7.5.0 | 7.5.0:update_pack_1 | 7.5.0:update_pack_10 | 7.5.0:update_pack_11 | 7.5.0:update_pack_12 | 7.5.0:update_pack_13 | 7.5.0:update_pack_13_interim_fix_01 | 7.5.0:update_pack_13_interim_fix_02 | 7.5.0:update_pack_14 | 7.5.0:update_pack_14_interim_fix_01 | 7.5.0:update_pack_14_interim_fix_02 | 7.5.0:update_pack_15 | 7.5.0:update_pack_15_interim_fix_01 | 7.5.0:update_pack_15_interim_fix_02 | 7.5.0:update_pack_15_interim_fix_03 | 7.5.0:update_pack_15_interim_fix_04 | 7.5.0:update_pack_2 | 7.5.0:update_pack_3 | 7.5.0:update_pack_4 | 7.5.0:update_pack_5 | 7.5.0:update_pack_6 | 7.5.0:update_pack_7 | 7.5.0:update_pack_8 | 7.5.0:update_pack_9 | 7.6.0 | 7.6.0:fix_pack_1

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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