Findings

CVE-2026-79715

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system.

Published Oct 13, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog

    Detected

    IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-79715

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-79715

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2026-79715

    IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9 could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could use a specially crafted application archive to write files outside the intended directory.

    nvd.nist.gov

References