CVE-2026-18886Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via System Configuration Image Upload Processor
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ServiceNow has remediated an improper access control vulnerability that was identified in the ServiceNow AI platform. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user, in certain circumstances, to create or modify instance data beyond what was intended, resulting in privilege escalation. ServiceNow deployed a security update to hosted instances and ServiceNow provided the update to our partners and self-hosted customers. We are not currently aware of exploitation against ServiceNow instances. We recommend customers promptly apply appropriate updates or upgrade to a patched release if they have not already done so.
- CVSS
- 10.0 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- SN
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
ServiceNow ServiceNow AI Platform servicenow:ai_platform (from the name) | before Xanadu Patch 11 Hot Fix 7a; before Yokohama Patch 12 Hot Fix 3b; before Yokohama Patch 13 Hot Fix 4; before Zurich Patch 7b Hot Fix 3; before Zurich Patch 8 Hot Fix 5; before Zurich Patch 9 Hot Fix 6; before Zurich Patch 10 Hot Fix 2m (m-branch); before Zurich Patch 10 Hot Fix 3 (standard); and 7 more ranges | CNA record |
References
- https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB3152242
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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