CVE-2026-14981 json
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by multiple vulnerabilities
published 3mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-50029
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.
Patch / fix
- ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.31, 9.0.5.29, 26.0.0.8
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281625 advisory
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM WebSphere Application Server
- IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7281625
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-14981
- NVD CVE-2026-14981
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