CVE-2026-8400

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Continuous delivery has a flaw in the ORB component in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, may allow a malicious IIOP server to induce loading and instantation of arbitrary classes.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

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/7282446	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:-::::liberty:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0::::-:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0.0::::-:::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-05 16:17

Updated : 2026-08-10 15:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-8400

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8400

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8400

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-470

Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')

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