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title: "CVE-2026-18517: IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component - Misconfiguration"
description: "IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2 contains a misconfiguration in Kubernetes NetworkPolicy causing unintended network egress, letting attackers potentially access unauthorized network resources, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-18517/
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# CVE-2026-18517 IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component - Misconfiguration

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.0, 9.1, and 9.2 contains a misconfiguration in Kubernetes NetworkPolicy causing unintended network egress, letting attackers potentially access unauthorized network resources, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 7.7 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.20% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18517)

## Details

Type

Misconfiguration

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

12 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-284](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with corrected Kubernetes NetworkPolicy configuration.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18517](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18517)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290070](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290070)

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