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CVE-2026-16725VulnerabilityPublished

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to read arbitrary

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-16725· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 22:38 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (ibm)CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMWatson Speech Services CartridgeAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <=5.4.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict access to the affected service to trusted users only and monitor for unusual file access patterns.

Description

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge versions 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows a remote authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the local filesystem. This vulnerability could expose sensitive information stored on the affected system.

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