CVE-2026-9171

High

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Powervm Novalink
PublishedJul 17, 2026
First seenJul 17, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm powervm_novalink2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.1.1, 2.3.0, 2.3.0.1, 2.3.1, 2.3.2—

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