IBM QRadar up to 7.6.0.1/7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005 Event Processing Pipeline q1labs_core.jar parseXmlPayload xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IBM QRadar up to 7.6.0.1/7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005. Impacted is the function parseXmlPayload of the file q1labs_core.jar of the component Event Processing Pipeline. Such manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-10025. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM QRadar up to 7.6.0.1/7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function parseXmlPayload of the file q1labs_core.jar of the component Event Processing Pipeline. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM QRadar 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.1, and 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005 has an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. The vulnerability resides in the parseXmlPayload() function within the event processing pipeline ( q1labs_core.jar ). When at least one log source type is configured to use XML-format property autodetection, the system processes XML-formatted syslog events sent to port 514 (UDP/TCP) without authentication.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-10025 since 05/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Log Management Software

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• IBM

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• QRadar

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• 7.5.0 UP 15 Interim Fix 005
• 7.6.0.0
• 7.6.0.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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