IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation DoS via Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVE-2026-12759 Published on September 14, 2026
Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for August 2026.
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-12759 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2026-12759 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-12759
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Affected Versions
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation:- Version 26.0.0, <= 26.0.0 Interim Fix 001 is affected.
- Version 25.0.0, <= 25.0.0 Interim Fix 005 is affected.
- Version 24.0.1, <= 24.0.1 Interim Fix 008 is affected.
- Version 24.0.0, <= 24.0.0 Interim Fix 009 is affected.