CVE-2026-9176

7.1 highEPSS 0.2%

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a security bypass due to improper authentication controls. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized access to protected resources.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.1 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-94
Published: 2026-09-10
Modified: 2026-09-15
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:websphere_application_server

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610

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