CVE-2026-14446

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to broken access control/privilege escalation in the administrative console.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281631	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::

History

23 Oct 2026, 23:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) IBM WebSphere Servidor de Aplicaciones 9.0 y 8.5 es vulnerable a control de acceso roto/escalada de privilegios en la consola administrativa.

Information

Published : 2026-07-28 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-23 23:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-14446

Mitre link : CVE-2026-14446

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-14446

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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