CVE-2026-11595
MediumCVSS 4.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk56th percentile - higher than 56% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and 8.5 contain a vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from the integrated help system of the administrative console.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves potential leakage of confidential data such as server configurations or credentials, which could lead to further attacks on the infrastructure.
Recommendation
It is recommended to immediately apply security patches provided by IBM for WebSphere Application Server versions 9.0 and 8.5, and restrict access to the administrative console to trusted networks only.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server
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IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.10 and IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, and 9.0 Liberty could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
- CVE-2017-1382High
IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 may create files with default permissions instead of customized ones when custom startup scripts are used. A local attacker could exploit this to gain access to files with an unknown impact.
- CVE-2017-1194High
IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a trusted user.
- CVE-2017-1151High
IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.5, and 9.0 using OpenID Connect (OIDC) configured with a Trust Association Interceptor (TAI) could allow a user to gain elevated privileges on the system.
- CVE-2016-8919High
IBM WebSphere Application Server may be vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by allowing serialized objects from untrusted sources to run and cause the consumption of resources.
- CVE-2016-5983High
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized object.
- CVE-2016-5986High
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2015-1920High
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 6.1 through 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.39, 8.0 before 8.0.0.11, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted instructions in a management-port session.
- CVE-2014-4764High
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.3, when Load Balancer for IPv4 Dispatcher is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Load Balancer crash) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2014-0964High
IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.47 and 6.0.2.0 through 6.0.2.43 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be executed via crafted TLS traffic.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from the administrative console's integrated help system.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS