[UPDATE] [medium] IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measures
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty to bypass security measures.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security measures.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the potential for unauthorized access, although exploitation has not been reported.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0518
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-149230.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-14923 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for IBM WebSphere Application
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[NEU] [mittel] IBM WebSphere Application Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-07-31
- high[NEW] [high] IBM WebSphere Application Server and Application Server Liberty: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[NEW] [medium] IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-31
- medium[NEW] [medium] IBM WebSphere Application Server: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- high[UPDATE] [high] IBM WebSphere Application Server and Application Server Liberty: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- highCVE-2026-11536: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerabi…nvd · 2026-07-30
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