Critical RCE in a widely used IBM enterprise product (Maximo AI Service) that can enable full system compromise and disrupt operations across organizations.
CVE-2026-90920
Remote code execution in IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0 & 9.2.0 via improper code generation
Is CVE-2026-90920 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-90920 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-90920?
CVE-2026-90920 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-90920?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-90920, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-90920 affect?
CVE-2026-90920 affects IBM Maximo AI Service 9.1.0, IBM Maximo AI Service 9.2.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-90920?
Isolate service, block external access, apply vendor patch when published, monitor logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution allowing arbitrary code execution as attacker, potential full system compromise and data/infrastructure disruption.
Immediate action required
- affected9.1.0
- affected9.2.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.