๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-9072

HIGH 8.1

WebSphere Application Server Remote Code Execution

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.4%
EPSS Percentile
33th

IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - when using Intelligent Management with the WebSphere WebServer Plug-in component - are vulnerable to remote code execution and denial of service. This vulnerability can be exploited when an attacker impersonates backend servers and sends crafted responses to the plug-in.

CWE CWE-94
Vendor ibm
Product websphere application server
Published Jun 22, 2026
Last Updated Jul 9, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

IBM / WebSphere Application Server
8.5 9.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
ibm.com: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276560