Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-17493

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge is vulnerable to a D.O.S. in Unpacker.

publishedCWE-125

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.

Technical severity7.5 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: ibm
Published2026-11-04Source updated 2026-11-08
Collected2026-11-083 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

Product(s)Version(s)Remediation/Fix/InstructionsIBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge5.4.0 Patch 8 The fix in 5.4.0 Patch 8 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-5.4.0). The newest version of 5.4.0 with the included Patch 8 can be downloaded and installed from: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/5.4.x

Source: CNA: ibm

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: ibm

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Watson Speech Services Cartridge
IBM
≥ 4.0.0; ≤ 5.4.0 (affected, semver) CNA: ibm

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 7.5
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCNA: ibm
3.1 / 7.5
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD: [email protected]

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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