CVE-2026-15396

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-15396",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-14T20:16:38.153",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-22T19:17:49.977",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP transfer-encoding request header. By sending a specially crafted HTTP transfer-encoding request header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "IBM",
          "product": "WebSphere Application Server",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "9.0",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "8.5",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "IBM",
          "product": "WebSphere Application Server - Liberty",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server_liberty:26.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "17.0.0.3",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "26.0.0.5",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 2.5
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-09-15T14:37:20.678578Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-15396",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "yes"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-444"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286611",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}