Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for IBM i is vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) when processing a JSON document [CVE-2026-9563], improper synchronization using a shared resource [CVE-2026-5516], providing weaker than expected security [CVE-2025-14917], identity spoofing [CVE-2026-3621], DoS caused by sending a specially crafted request [CVE-2026-9071, CVE-2026-9320, CVE-2026-9322, CVE-2026-9171], HTTP request smuggling [CVE-2026-8646, CVE-2026-11541], and uncontrolled resource consumption or a denial of service attack [CVE-2026-50645] as described in the vulnerability details section.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2026-9563
DESCRIPTION: In Eclipse Parsson published Maven Central artifacts before version 1.1.8, the JSON parser did not enforce a default maximum on the number of characters consumed while parsing a single JSON document. Applications that parse attacker- controlled JSON can be forced to consume excessive CPU and memory by processing very large documents, including large arrays, objects, strings, numbers, whitespace, or nested structures, resulting in a denial of service. Eclipse Parsson 1.1.8 introduces a configurable maximum parsing limit with a default limit of 15 million parser-consumed characters.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: emo@eclipse.org
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-5516
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 22.0.0.11 through 26.0.0.5 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security under limited conditions by exploiting a specific timing window.
CWE: CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2026-11541
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are affected by an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability.
CWE: CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2026-3621
DESCRIPTION: 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.
CWE: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-9071
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2025-14917
DESCRIPTION: 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.
CWE: CWE-1393: Use of Default Password
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-50645
DESCRIPTION: There is no restriction on the amount of attachment headers that a message can contain when being deserialized by Apache CXF, which can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption or a denial of service attack. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7, which fix this issue by imposing a maximum default of 500 attachments per message.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: NVD
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-9322
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-9171
DESCRIPTION: IBM PowerVM Novalink are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-9320
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.
CWE: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-8646
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. A remote attacker could smuggle a specially crafted request to the application server thereby allowing the attacker to bypass security controls, spoof identity, escalate privilege, and expose sensitive information.
CWE: CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM i | 7.6 |
| IBM i | 7.5 |
| IBM i | 7.4 |
| IBM i | 7.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM i Release | 5770-SS1 Option 3 PTF Number(s) | PTF Download Link(s) |
| 7.6 | SJ10146 | https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10146 |
| 7.5 | SJ10147 | https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10147 |
| 7.4 | SJ10148 | https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10148 |
| 7.3 | SJ10149 | https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10149 |
IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
22 Jul 2026: Initial Publication
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 July 2026
Initial Publish date:
22 July 2026
UID
ibm17280782