---
id: CVE-2026-18537
title: >-
  IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1,
  and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised
  container image reference in a Kubernetes operator template.
summary: >-
  IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1,
  and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised
  container image reference in a Kubernetes operator template.
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2026-10-12'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T21:17:16.940'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18537'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290070'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T22:05:40.364Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised container image reference in a Kubernetes operator template.

## Remediation

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