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High 8.1Published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-18499IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation
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IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation when using Liberty collectives.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-285
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- ibm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty | from 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 | CNA record |
ibm websphere_application_server ibm:websphere_application_server | from 17.0.0.3 before 26.0.0.9 | NVD |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283489vendor-advisory, patch
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