What is CVE-2026-14525?

CVE-2026-14525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-14525?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty

CVE-2026-14525

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an authentication bypass when the rtcomm-1.0 or rtcommGateway-1.0 feature is enabled.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty — versions 17.0.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14525?: CVE-2026-14525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-14525?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.