CVE-2026-9071

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276579	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::liberty:::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:z\/os:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

23 Jun 2026, 20:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276579 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276579 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::liberty:::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:z\/os:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*
First Time		Apple macos Ibm aix Linux Apple Linux linux Kernel Ibm z\/os Microsoft windows Ibm websphere Application Server Ibm i Ibm Microsoft

22 Jun 2026, 16:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-22 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-23 20:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-9071

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9071

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9071

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

ibm

aix
i
z\/os
websphere_application_server

linux

linux_kernel

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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