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High severity · published Feb 2, 2026
CVE-2025-14914
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Path Traversal
7.6
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.1 could allow a privileged user to upload a zip archive containing path traversal sequences resulting in an overwrite of files leading to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
WebSphere Application Server Liberty · IBM
17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.1 · source: vendor
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
WA
WebSphere Application Server Liberty
IBM
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14914
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14914
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7258224
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