CVE-2026-16192IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a denial of service
- 7.1HighCVSS base score
- 0.37%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 68% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by a denial of service vulnerability when the restConnector-2.0 feature is enabled.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 10 days later
· 10 days later
Published
- 1 day later
· 1 day 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 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 68% of all CVEs (15 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Affected products
IBM · WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
- affected 17.0.0.3 – ≤ 26.0.0.8
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 DT496294. To determine if a feature is enabled for IBM 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 - 26.0.0.8 using the restConnector-1.0 or restConnector-2.0 feature(s): · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves DT496294 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281124 --OR-- · Apply Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.9 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/7281648 (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-2026-50015 (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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