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CVE-2026-10571

MEDIUM 5.7

Published 2026-08-13 · Last modified 2026-08-14

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.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 43rd percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.7CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • Access: Must sit on the same / adjacent network
  • Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

Test against your own equipment

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Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-10571/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Ibm Apple Linux Microsoft

Products Websphere Application Server Liberty Websphere Application Server Macos Aix I Z\/Os Linux Kernel Windows

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
IbmWebsphere Application Server≥ 17.0.0.3 and < 26.0.0.9

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 5.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • MEDIUM 5.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · NVD Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Patches & mitigations

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS