CVE-2026-14512
IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by an unsafe deserialization and exposure of sensitive information
02 Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by an unsafe deserialization and exposure of sensitive information
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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 61.2% 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
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
- 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
- 2026-07-28 20:50Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-30 03:55Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-02
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted DataBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f7778087f9edbfb460ee7c4b3ff705fd60e8538d3d6dad75d1b4b95c9c1261a0
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 PH72166. For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.28: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH72166 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281092 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.29 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.30: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH72166 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281092 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.31 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.