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CVE-2026-18499

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Publication date:
12/08/2026
Last modified:
17/08/2026

Description

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

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* 17.0.0.3 (including) 26.0.0.9 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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