CVE-2026-5065
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 Controller 11.0.1, 11.1.0, 11.1.1, and 11.1.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
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 Controller versions 11.0.1 through 11.1.2 contain hard-coded credentials (passwords or cryptographic keys) embedded in the application code. These credentials are used for three purposes: authenticating users who connect to the application, establishing outbound connections to external systems, and encrypting internal data stored by the application.
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>= 11.0.1, < 11.1.3CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 installed IBM Controller versionUse the product's version check mechanism (typically via 'Help > About' in the GUI, or check installation directories for version files, or run: controller.exe version or look in control panel installed programs)Affected if Version is 11.0.1 through 11.1.2 (inclusive)
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Confirm affected version rangeCompare your installed version against the vulnerable range: versions >= 11.0.1 and < 11.1.3Affected if Your version falls within 11.0.1 to 11.1.2 inclusive, meaning hard-coded credentials are present in the application binary
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Note: Hard-coded credential locationsThe credentials are embedded in the application code itself - they exist regardless of how the application is configured. No specific feature or configuration toggle controls their presence.Affected if The application code contains the hard-coded credentials used for user authentication, outbound connections, and internal data encryption
You are affected if IBM Controller version 11.0.1 through 11.1.2 is installed, as the hard-coded credentials exist within the application code itself in these versions.
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.
dbcve · scoped11.1.3
Identify and replace all hard-coded credentials with a secure secrets management solution (e.g., IBM Vault, HashiCorp Vault, or encrypted configuration files). Rotate any credentials that may have been exposed, and verify that authentication, outbound communication, and data encryption functions operate correctly after remediation.
IBM Controller 11.1.3 or later
- 1. Review IBM Controller release notes and documentation for version 11.1.3
- 2. Plan and schedule the upgrade during a maintenance window
- 3. Perform a full backup of the IBM Controller database and configuration
- 4. Follow IBM's official upgrade procedure to upgrade from versions 11.0.1, 11.1.0, 11.1.1, or 11.1.2 to version 11.1.3 or later
- 5. After upgrade, verify that the hard-coded credentials vulnerability is remediated
- 6. Validate that all IBM Controller functionality works correctly post-upgrade
- 7. Change any default credentials that may have been used and follow best practices for credential management
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2026-5065 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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