CVE-2026-5516 (GCVE-0-2026-5516)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 13:00 – Updated: 2026-06-02 16:13
VLAI
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a security bypass vulnerability
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 22.0.0.11 through 26.0.0.5 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security under limited conditions by exploiting a specific timing window.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 14:43 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
ibm CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 88/100 over 1275 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7273425 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty Affected: 22.0.0.11 , ≤ 26.0.0.5 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:22.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:26.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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