CVE-2026-3621 (GCVE-0-2026-3621)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-22 23:07 – Updated: 2026-04-24 03:55
VLAI
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by identity spoofing
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.4 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to identity spoofing under limited conditions when an application is deployed without authentication and authorization configured.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-23 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7270437 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Affected: 17.0.0.3 , ≤ 26.0.0.4 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:26.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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