CVE-2026-9170

IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service and a potential remote code execution due to improper input validation.

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/7274065	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:8.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:9.0.0.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 18:16

Updated : 2026-07-20 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-9170

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9170

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9170

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

http_server

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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