CVE-2026-10571 (GCVE-0-2026-10571)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 19:30 – Updated: 2026-08-14 18:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a denial of service
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by a denial of service caused by insecure deserialization. A low-privileged, administrative user could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources when the restConnector-2.0 feature is enabled.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-14 17:39 UTC
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283485 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server - Liberty |
Affected:
17.0.0.3 , ≤ 26.0.0.8
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty:26.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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