IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 DOORS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of XML entity expansion.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00357.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management affected
Version Status Constraints
7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001 affected ≤ ) Interim Fix 021
7.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001 affected ≤ ) Interim Fix 009
7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to iFixes detailed below: Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation/Fix/Instructions IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation 7.0.3Download and install  iFix022 https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation 7.1.0Download and install  iFix010 https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation 7.2.0Download and install  iFix002 https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279963 cve-icon
History

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 ( Interim Fix 001 through ) Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 DOORS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of XML entity expansion.
Title IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation is vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion attack
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm engineering Lifecycle Management
Weaknesses CWE-776
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.0.3:interim_fix_001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.0.3:interim_fix_021:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.1.0:interim_fix_001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.1.0:interim_fix_009:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_management:7.2.0:interim_fix_001:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm engineering Lifecycle Management
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-17T19:49:10.380Z

Reserved: 2026-07-07T16:58:17.358Z

Link: CVE-2026-14979

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Updated: 2026-07-17T22:00:04Z

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