{"id":"CVE-2026-9338","title":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request","summary":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger excessive resource consumption, potentially …","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-400"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"websphere_application_server","affected":["websphere_application_server >= 8.5.0.0, < 8.5.5.31","websphere_application_server >= 9.0.0.0, < 9.0.5.29"],"patched":["websphere_application_server 9.0.5.29"],"published":"2026-09-10","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T18:14:23.920","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9338","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00289,"epssPercentile":0.2171,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-10T19:00:51.645148Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-11T16:45:48.026Z","slug":"CVE-2026-9338","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger excessive resource consumption, potentially leading to reduced availability of the affected service.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `websphere_application_server >= 8.5.0.0, < 8.5.5.31`\n- `websphere_application_server >= 9.0.0.0, < 9.0.5.29`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `websphere_application_server 9.0.5.29`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}