CVE-2026-8835: CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference in IBM HTTP Server
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-8835 is a vulnerability in IBM HTTP Server 8.5.0 and 9.0 where an untrusted pointer dereference can be triggered by a privileged user authenticated to the Administration Server. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information or denial of service conditions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-822 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3, indicating high severity. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently documented, and no exploits are known to be active in the wild.
Potential Impact
A privileged user with authentication to the Administration Server can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or disrupt service availability by causing a denial of service. The impact affects confidentiality and availability but does not affect integrity. No public exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict privileged access to the Administration Server to trusted personnel only and monitor for unusual activity related to pointer dereference issues.
CVE-2026-8835: CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference in IBM HTTP Server
Description
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.3high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-8835 is a vulnerability in IBM HTTP Server 8.5.0 and 9.0 where an untrusted pointer dereference can be triggered by a privileged user authenticated to the Administration Server. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information or denial of service conditions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-822 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3, indicating high severity. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently documented, and no exploits are known to be active in the wild.
Potential Impact
A privileged user with authentication to the Administration Server can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or disrupt service availability by causing a denial of service. The impact affects confidentiality and availability but does not affect integrity. No public exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict privileged access to the Administration Server to trusted personnel only and monitor for unusual activity related to pointer dereference issues.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-18T14:10:22.837Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a15e03d891d628fdc67d99a
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 6:02:37 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 6:17:39 PM
Last updated: 5/26/2026, 10:54:07 PM
Views: 6
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