Broken Access Control in IBM WebSphere App Server 8.5/9.0 Admin Console
CVE-2026-14446 Published on July 28, 2026
IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by a privilege escalation
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to broken access control/privilege escalation in the administrative console.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-14446 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-14446
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Affected Versions
IBM WebSphere Application Server:- Version 9.0 is affected.
- Version 8.5 is affected.