7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-9071
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

INFO

Published Date :

June 22, 2026, 2:47 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2026, 2:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

ibm
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-9071 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm websphere_application_server
2 Ibm websphere_application_server_liberty
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522
Solution
Update IBM WebSphere Application Server to a fixed version to prevent memory resource exhaustion.
  • Update to a fixed version of IBM WebSphere Application Server.
  • Apply necessary security patches from the vendor.
  • Monitor server resource utilization closely.
  • Implement input validation for requests.

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