CVE-2026-8646

HIGH

IBM WebSphere Application Server and Liberty - HTTP Request Smuggling

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

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 HTTP request smuggling. A remote attacker could smuggle a specially crafted request to the application server thereby allowing the attacker to bypass security controls, spoof identity, escalate privilege, and expose sensitive information.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276579

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 25.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-444
Status published
Products (5)
IBM/WebSphere Application Server 8.5.0 - 7.0.3 Interim Fix 017
IBM/WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0 - 7.0.2 Interim Fix 035
IBM/WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.6
ibm/websphere_application_server 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.7
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.0.0 - 8.5.5.30
Published Jun 22, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 22, 2026