CVE-2026-11714
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by an authorization bypass vulnerability
02 Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by an authorization bypass vulnerability
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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- 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
- 2026-06-30 19:44Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-06 17:40Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-09
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 441d2f640963d3b39d2b422dd02b5457a76c4788de8d9439ec8106646ddcbf65
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 PH71873. To determine if a feature is enabled for IBM 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 - 26.0.0.7 using the apiDiscovery-1.0 feature: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH71873 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278406 --OR-- · Apply Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.8 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.