What is CVE-2026-14980?

CVE-2026-14980 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, 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

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 enabled.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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
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, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14980?: CVE-2026-14980 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, 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.