CVE-2026-11549
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Improper Access Control
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 are affected by a virtual host bypass vulnerability.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 34 days later
· 34 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
IBM · WebSphere Application Server
- affected 9.0
- affected 8.5
IBM · WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
- affected 17.0.0.3 – ≤ 26.0.0.5
What to do
Solution: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by applying the fix pack(s) listed below. For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.28: · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.29 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285876 (availability September 2026) or later fix pack. For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.30: · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.31 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285869 (availability September 2026) or later fix pack. For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.8: · Apply Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.9 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285875 (availability September 2026) or later fix pack.
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisorypatch
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286611 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisorypatch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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