---
id: CVE-2026-12752
title: >-
  IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional is vulnerable to
  an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
summary: >-
  IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional is vulnerable to
  an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A
  remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive
  information or co…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
vendor: IBM
product: Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional
affected:
  - >-
    business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional >= 26.0.0 <= 26.0.0
    Interim Fix 001
  - >-
    business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional >= 25.0.0 <= 25.0.0
    Interim Fix 005
  - >-
    business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional >= 24.0.1 <= 24.0.1
    Interim Fix 008
  - >-
    business_automation_workflow_containers_and_traditional >= 24.0.0 <= 24.0.0
    Interim Fix 009
published: '2026-09-15'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T19:21:55.793'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12752'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285930'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T18:57:39.969484Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-15T17:41:02.978Z'
epss: 0.00496
epssPercentile: 0.41619
---

## Overview

IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resource.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.