CVE-2026-14525

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an authentication bypass when the rtcomm-1.0 or rtcommGateway-1.0 feature is enabled.

CVSS v3 9.4 CRITICAL

9.4^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283488	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:z\/os:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-13 20:17

Updated : 2026-08-17 18:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-14525

Mitre link : CVE-2026-14525

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-14525

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server
i
aix
z\/os

microsoft

windows

linux

linux_kernel

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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