CVE-2026-95680IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by an authorization bypass
- 8.0HighCVSS base score
- 0.18%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 93% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, and 9.0 could allow an authenticated attacker to bypass authorization leading to administrative impersonation across the cell.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 21 days later
· 21 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 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 93% 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 8.0.
Affected products
IBM · WebSphere Application Server
- affected 8.5
- affected 9.0
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 DT501779. For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.29: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves DT501779 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292206 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.30 or later (targeted availability 4Q2026). For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.31: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves DT501779 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292206 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.32 or later (targeted availability 4Q2026). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.
References
References1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292213 (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-2026-98687 (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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