IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by a denial of service caused by insecure deserialization. A low-privileged, administrative user could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources when the restConnector-2.0 feature is enabled.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Websphere Application Server Liberty Subscribe
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the fix for APAR DT497316. To determine if a feature is enabled for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6553910 .  For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 26.0.0.8 using the restConnector-2.0 feature(s):  · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves DT497316 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283464 --OR-- · Apply Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.9 or later (targeted availability 3Q2026).  Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by a denial of service caused by insecure deserialization. A low-privileged, administrative user could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources when the restConnector-2.0 feature is enabled.
Title IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a denial of service
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm websphere Application Server Liberty
Weaknesses CWE-502
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty:26.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm websphere Application Server Liberty
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T19:30:52.759Z

Reserved: 2026-06-01T16:53:37.814Z

Link: CVE-2026-10571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-13T20:17:13.640

Modified: 2026-08-13T20:36:48.443

Link: CVE-2026-10571

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses