CVE-2026-79715IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Path Traversal
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IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- 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
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty | from 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291394vendor-advisory, patch
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