CVE-2026-15280 (GCVE-0-2026-15280)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 20:09 – Updated: 2026-07-29 12:38
VLAI
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a remote code execution and path-segment injection vulnerability
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 ND Collective Controller is affected by a path-segment injection vulnerability in the collective routing mechanism.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281633 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Affected: 17.0.0.3 , ≤ 26.0.0.8 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:26.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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