CVE-2026-9320IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by multiple vulnerabilities
- 5.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.56%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 53% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 31 days later
· 31 days later
Published
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 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.56% · top 53% of all CVEs (12 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: Medium 5.9.
Affected products
IBM · WebSphere Application Server
- affected 9.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.2 Interim Fix 035
- affected 8.5.0 – ≤ 7.0.3 Interim Fix 017
IBM · WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
- affected 17.0.0.3 – ≤ 26.0.0.6
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 PH71631 and PH71370. 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 - 26.0.0.6 using the servlet-3.0, servlet-3.1, servlet-4.0, servlet-5.0, servlet-6.0, servlet-6.1, websocket-1.0, websocket-1.1, websocket-2.0, websocket-2.1, or websocket-2.2 feature: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH71631 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276381 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 26.0.0.7 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 PH71370 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276399 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.29 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.29: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix that resolves PH71370 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276399 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.30 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/7276579 (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-2026-38254 (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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