CVE-2026-18499

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation when using Liberty collectives.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283489	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

23 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) IBM WebSphere Servidor de Aplicaciones - Liberty 17.0.0.3 hasta 26.0.0.8 es vulnerable a una escalada de privilegios al usar colectivos de Liberty.

Information

Published : 2026-08-12 17:17

Updated : 2026-10-23 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-18499

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18499

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18499

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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