CVE-2025-14914

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Path Traversal

HIGH
7.6
CVSS Score
Published: February 2, 2026 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application ServerWebSphere Application Server Liberty

Using WebSphere Application Server Liberty by IBM?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect WebSphere Application Server Liberty - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7258224

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.6HIGHibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card