Weak HMAC Session Signing in IBM Maximo App Suite 9.2 allows tampering
CVE-2026-18531 Published on August 5, 2026
IBM MAS uses axios-1.15.2, protobufjs-8.0.1 and undici-7.26 which is vulnerable to multiple CVEs, and contains vulnerabilities related to missing Secure attribute on mas-redirect-uri cookie and weak HMAC Session Secret
IBM Maximo Application Suite 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to tamper with session data due to the use of a weak HMAC session signing secret.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-18531 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Use of Insufficiently Random Values
The software uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers. When software generates predictable values in a context requiring unpredictability, it may be possible for an attacker to guess the next value that will be generated, and use this guess to impersonate another user or access sensitive information.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-18531
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Affected Versions
IBM Maximo Application Suite:- Version 9.2 is affected.
- Version 9.1 is affected.
- Version 9.0 is affected.