CVE-2026-17493

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

Published Nov 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

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

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_speech_services_cartridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge is vulnerable to a D.O.S. in Unpacker.
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm watson Speech Services Cartridge
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_speech_services_cartridge:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_speech_services_cartridge:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm watson Speech Services Cartridge
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2026, 6:41 PM
Reserved
Jul 26, 2026, 12:27 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 4, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 PM