CVE-2026-101294
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by a missing cryptographic step
02 Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by a missing cryptographic step
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 11.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-13 20:17Z15 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 14:16Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-28
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-325Missing Cryptographic StepBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b649e74f07636c02ee171dcbc5806f54ba2655292508c5a2ea6aecfff3618753
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the fix for APAR DT502997 or DT503882. To determine if a feature is enabled for WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6553910 . For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.10: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves DT502997 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291745 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 26.0.0.11 or later (targeted availability 4Q2026). 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 DT503882 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291698 --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 interim fix and then apply Interim Fix that resolves DT503882 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291698 --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.