CVE-2026-4051
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3, 7.1.0, and 7.2.0 could allow an attacker with administrative privileges to execute remote code due to exposed method that is not properly restricted.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Engineering Lifecycle Management versions 7.0.3, 7.1.0, and 7.2.0 contains an exposed Java method lacking proper access control restrictions, allowing authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code remotely on the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.0.3= 7.1.0= 7.2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management versionLocate the product version information in the IBM ELM administration console under 'About' or check the installed_packages/Version.txt file in the installation directoryAffected if The installed version matches 7.0.3, 7.1.0, or 7.2.0 exactly
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Verify administrative web interfaces are accessibleAttempt to access the admin endpoints such as /admin, /jts/admin, or /rm/admin on the ELM server and confirm they respond without authentication errorsAffected if Administrative web interfaces respond without requiring re-authentication or show accessible admin functionality
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Check for the exposed Java method endpointInspect the web.xml or check for exposed SOAP/REST endpoints under the admin context path; look for methods that allow remote execution under the admin servletAffected if The vulnerable Java method endpoint is exposed and accessible via the administrative web interface
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Review admin user session configurationExamine the IBM ELM Jazz Team Server admin user definitions and verify which authenticated users have administrative privileges capable of invoking the exposed methodAffected if Authenticated administrator users exist in the system who could invoke the exposed Java method
A user is affected if they are running ELM version 7.0.3, 7.1.0, or 7.2.0 AND have administrative interface access that can reach the exposed Java method.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict administrative account privileges to minimum required, apply vendor patches when available, and audit exposed methods and API endpoints for proper authorization controls.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-4051 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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