# CVE-2026-2477: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-08.

IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4 through 4.8.5, and 5.0.0 through 5.4.2 fails to enforce backend authorization checks, allowing low‑privileged users to directly invoke administrative API endpoints. This bypasses UI‑level access restrictions and may lead to unauthorized execution of privileged functions.

## Remediation

- fix: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge 5.4.4



 https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watson-orchestrate/current?topic=installing-watsonx-orchestrate-premises (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) — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293785

## Affected products and versions

- IBM / watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data: ≥ 4.8.4; ≤ 4.8.5 (affected, semver); ≥ 5.0.0; ≤ 5.4.2 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: ibm

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N; source: CNA: ibm

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-862

## Exploit evidence

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293785 (CNA: ibm; vendor-advisory, patch)

## Provenance

- CNA: ibm: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2477; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

Revision: 8d85b6d5c811a75cfecc0b2419b538b225f06c9623f3474e6c872ddf43708764

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-2477

## Agent and API access

Public CVE pages, Markdown, and JSON are free to read without an account or API key.

- Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. Follow nextCursor with the same search, filters, sort, and limit (1–100). A null cursor marks the end.

- WebMCP: search_cve_disclosures, get_cve_disclosure, get_cve_page_markdown, get_y2_cve_access. Available in compatible browsers.

- Cyber API: https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves and https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves/{cveId}.

- Y2 Pro or Elite: create a workspace API key with the intel:cyber scope and send Authorization: Bearer <Y2_API_KEY>. Setup: https://y2.dev/docs/api/create-key.

- x402: Pay per request without an account or API key. Omit Authorization, read the HTTP 402 PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge, validate its current requirements, and retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE through an authorized payment client. These browser tools never make payments. Guide: https://y2.dev/docs/api/x402.

- OpenAPI: https://y2.dev/api/openapi.yaml. Agent access metadata: https://y2.dev/cve/agent.json.

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