Security Bulletin
Summary
Security Bulletin: There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite (CVE-2026-3621,CVE-2026-8633,CVE-2026-8620,CVE-2026-10852,CVE-2026-8858,CVE-2026-9072,CVE-2026-11536, CVE-2026-9071)
Vulnerability Details
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-2026-8633
DESCRIPTION: 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 remote code execution in the Web Server Plug-ins, through a specially crafted request.
CWE: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-8620
DESCRIPTION: 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.
CWE: CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2026-10852
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to denial of service in the WebSphere WebServer Plug-in component when an attacker can pass crafted requests to the web server.
CWE: CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
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-2026-8858
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to remote code execution and denial of service in the WebSphere Web Server Plug-in component. This vulnerability can be exploited when an attacker impersonates the application server and sends crafted responses to the plug-in.
CWE: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-9072
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - when using Intelligent Management with the WebSphere WebServer Plug-in component - are vulnerable to remote code execution and denial of service. This vulnerability can be exploited when an attacker impersonates backend servers and sends crafted responses to the plug-in.
CWE: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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:H)
CVEID: CVE-2026-11536
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the SOAP/JMX connector.
CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component | 9.2 |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component | 9.1 |
| IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component | 9.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
| MAS | Manage Patch Fix or Release |
| Upgrade to MAS 9.0.X |
Upgrade to Manage 9.0.29 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available) |
| Upgrade to MAS 9.1.X |
Upgrade to Manage 9.1.21 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available) |
| Upgrade to MAS 9.2.X |
Upgrade to Manage 9.2.2 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available) |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
14 Sep 2026: Initial Publication
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Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 September 2026
Initial Publish date:
14 September 2026
UID
ibm17287303