CVE-2026-14893
IBM Instana Observability is affected by multiple Prototype Pollution within Instana Agent container image
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Instana Observability is affected by multiple Prototype Pollution within Instana Agent container image
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.
- Record
CVE-2026-14893- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-50058
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.
- Record
EUVD-2026-50058- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhqp-r6hx-7vw5
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer...
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.
- Record
GHSA-vhqp-r6hx-7vw5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Observability with Instana (Agent) Build 1.0.303 through 1.0.320 IBM Instana Node.js tracer component @instana/core version 6.2.1 is vulnerable to prototype pollution through its configuration normalization API.
- Record
CVE-2026-14893- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-14893 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Ibm Observability With Instana (agent), published July 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.