CVE-2026-14512
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Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 traditional is vulnerable to pre-authentication unsafe deserialization which could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or execute arbitrary code.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-28 21:17:25.783000
Last modified
2026-10-23 23:10:00.157000
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"id": "CVE-2026-14512",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-28T21:17:25.783",
"lastModified": "2026-10-23T23:10:00.157",
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}
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"source": "[email protected]",
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