CVE-2026-8620 (GCVE-0-2026-8620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 17:15 – Updated: 2026-05-27 13:12
VLAI
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by multiple vulnerabilities when using when using Web Server Plug-ins
Summary
IBM Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty 8.5, 9.0 IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling in the Web Server Plug-ins through a specially crafted request.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7274072 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty Affected: 8.5, 9.0 , ≤ Interim Fix 002 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:web_server_plug_ins_for_websphere_application_server_and_websphere_liberty:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:web_server_plug_ins_for_websphere_application_server_and_websphere_liberty:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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