CVE-2026-9336

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to an administrative endpoint. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to exhaust filesystem space.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::-:::*

History

16 Sep 2026, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::-:::*
First Time		Ibm websphere Application Server Ibm
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2026-09-10 19:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2026-9336

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9336

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9336

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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