CVE-2026-79715

Medium

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty

PublishedOct 13, 2026

First seenOct 13, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Patches

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291394

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ibm websphere_application_server_liberty	17.0.0.3 ≤ v ≤ 26.0.0.9	—

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