CVE-2026-9338
mediumIBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request.
Vendor / product: Ibm — websphere application server
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger excessive resource consumption, potentially leading to reduced availability of the affected service.
CVSS
5.3
5.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (psirt@us.ibm.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-10 19:17
Modified: 2026-09-16 18:14
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
ibm / websphere_application_server ≥8.5.0.0 <8.5.5.31, ≥9.0.0.0 <9.0.5.29
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610
Patch / mitigation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610 psirt@us.ibm.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC · record ↗