CVE-2026-14981: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14981 is a denial of service vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, 8.5, and Liberty versions 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7. The vulnerability is due to unbounded resource allocation in the HTTP channel, allowing an attacker to exhaust resources and cause a denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by exhausting HTTP channel resources, causing service unavailability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently provided. Monitor IBM's security advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
CVE-2026-14981: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM WebSphere Application Server
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14981 is a denial of service vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, 8.5, and Liberty versions 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7. The vulnerability is due to unbounded resource allocation in the HTTP channel, allowing an attacker to exhaust resources and cause a denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by exhausting HTTP channel resources, causing service unavailability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently provided. Monitor IBM's security advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-v725-5hvr-7jq6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-14981"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a69402d9c2644c7f866a032
Added to database: 07/28/2026, 23:50:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 12:37:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 20:00:58 UTC
Views: 45
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