High severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-101294
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by a missing cryptographic step
8.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.10 and IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass cryptographic signature verification due to improper verification of cryptographic signature.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
WebSphere Application Server · IBM
8.5; 9.0 · source: vendor
WA
WebSphere Application Server - Liberty · IBM
17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.10 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101294
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-101294
vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292235
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