CVE-2026-79715 json
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Path Traversal
published 29d ago modified 26d ago also EUVD-2026-100487
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291394 advisory
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 27d ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7291394
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-79715
- NVD CVE-2026-79715
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