IBM WAS Liberty 17.0.0.3-26.0.0.1 ZIP Path Traversal Arbitrary Code Execution
CVE-2025-14914 Published on February 2, 2026
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Path Traversal
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.1 could allow a privileged user to upload a zip archive containing path traversal sequences resulting in an overwrite of files leading to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-14914 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-14914 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-14914
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Affected Versions
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty:- Version 17.0.0.3, <= 26.0.0.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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