Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3603
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001…
Published May 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · engineering lifecycle management
Last checked Oct 25, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3603. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of engineering lifecycle management is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2026-4051 · High
- CVE-2026-3660 · Critical
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.35%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe ibm/engineering lifecycle management
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Are you affected?
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- cpe ibm/engineering lifecycle management7.0.3
How to fix CVE-2026-3603
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 7.0.3
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3603. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of engineering lifecycle management is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with ibm/engineering lifecycle management 7.0.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-611: XML External Entity (XXE). EPSS 0.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 26, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3603
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3603
30-day exploitation probability 0.35%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3603
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. An authenticated atta
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 25, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 25, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 18, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 16, 2026