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CVE-2026-18499General(ibm / websphere_application_server)

LOWCVSS 8.1 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation when using Liberty collectives.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-285

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • websphere_application_server

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
ibm
Products
websphere_application_server

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-18: 108-18
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • DailyCVE@dailycve
    General

    🔴 #IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, Privilege Escalation, #CVE-2026-18499 (High) -DC-Aug2026-1555 https://dailycve.com/ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-privilege-escalation-cve-2026-18499-high-dc-aug2026-1555/

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a high‑severity privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑18499) in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, providing minimal technical details and linking to a security update page.

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