CVE-2026-15328IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty is inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests
- 7.4HighCVSS base score
- 0.39%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 66% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 19 days later
· 19 days later
Published
- 57 days later
· 57 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Affected products
IBM · WebSphere Application Server
- affected 9.0
- affected 8.5
IBM · WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
- affected 17.0.0.3 – ≤ 26.0.0.7
What to do
Solution: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the fix for APAR PH72191 or PH72192. To determine if a feature is enabled for WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6553910 . For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.7 using servlet-3.0, servlet-3.1, servlet-4.0, servlet-5.0, servlet-6.0, or servlet-6.1 feature(s): · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH72191 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7277460 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 26.0.0.8 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.28: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH72192 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281143 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.29 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.30: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix that resolves PH72192 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281143 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.31 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.
References
References1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281625 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisorypatch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-50020 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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