What is CVE-2026-14980?

CVE-2026-14980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-14980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty

CVE-2026-14980

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to perform SSRF attacks with elevated privileges when the collectiveController-1.0 feature is en…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty — versions 17.0.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14980?: CVE-2026-14980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-14980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.