CVE-2026-9338

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger excessive resource consumption, potentially leading to reduced availability of the affected service.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

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, 18:14

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

Information

Published : 2026-09-10 19:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 18:14

NVD link : CVE-2026-9338

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9338

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9338

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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