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IBMCVE-2026-14981

IBM WebSphere Application Server: denial of service

High7.5CVE-2026-14981 · Published Jul 28, 2026 · updated Sep 23, 2026

IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.

IBM advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
WebSphere Application Server
Product
<= 9.0No fix yet
<= 8.5No fix yet
WebSphere Application Server - Liberty
Product
>= 17.0.0.3, <= 26.0.0.7No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-400

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