---
id: CVE-2026-14981
title: >-
  IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server -
  Liberty are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel
  due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.
summary: >-
  IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server -
  Liberty are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel
  due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
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'
  - 'websphere_application_server >= 17.0.0.3, < 26.0.0.8'
patched:
  - websphere_application_server 26.0.0.8
published: '2026-07-28'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T21:16:57.523'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14981'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281625'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-07-29T14:18:40.290373Z'
epss: 0.0046
epssPercentile: 0.37265
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T21:33:13.505Z'
---

## Overview

IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits.

## Affected

- `websphere_application_server >= 8.5.0.0, < 8.5.5.31`
- `websphere_application_server >= 9.0.0.0, < 9.0.5.29`
- `websphere_application_server >= 17.0.0.3, < 26.0.0.8`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `websphere_application_server 26.0.0.8`