CVE-2025-14923 (GCVE-0-2025-14923)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-03 19:47 – Updated: 2026-03-04 21:13
VLAI?
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could provide weaker than expected security
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.2 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could provide weaker than expected security when using the Security Utility when administering security settings.
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
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| IBM | WebSphere Application Server - Liberty |
Affected:
17.0.0.3 , ≤ 26.0.0.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:26.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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