CVE-2026-15634
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Request Smuggling
02 Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Request Smuggling
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 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 30.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (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:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-22.
- 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
- 2026-09-14 20:01Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-22 18:53Z6 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-13
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c995a7c80506eafc253ae4263355840ed2463f82357cd633f9d94633bf55a1f6
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by applying the fix pack(s) listed below. For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.28: · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.29 SB0030823 (availability September 2026) or later fix pack. For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.30: · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.31 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285869 (availability September 2026) or later fix pack. For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.8: · Apply Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.9 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285875 (availability September 2026) or later fix pack.