# CVE-2026-14434: IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent used by IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management is affected by vulnerability

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119674
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-14434 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.9 (medium) and affects Turbonomic kubeturbo agent; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

The IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent, used by IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management, does not properly validate TLS certificates, so an attacker can read sensitive information by intercepting traffic in a man-in-the-middle attack. The flaw can be reached remotely over the network without logging in, but the attacker must position themselves between the agent and its server.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent: from 8.16.0, through 8.21.2

## Description

IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent 8.16.0 through 8.21.2 does not validate or improperly validates TLS certificate validation, which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Turbonomic kubeturbo agent, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-14434 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-14434

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14434?

Turbonomic kubeturbo agent: from 8.16.0 through 8.21.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-14434

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290680

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