CVE-2026-18499

Published Aug 12, 2026

Last updated 6 days ago

Overview

Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation when using Liberty collectives.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
websphere_application_server

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-285

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.