CVE-2025-14917 (GCVE-0-2025-14917)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-25 20:13 – Updated: 2026-03-27 03:55
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Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could provide weaker than expected security
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.3 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could provide weaker than expected security when administering security settings.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Affected: 17.0.0.3 , ≤ 26.0.0.3 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:26.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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