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CVE-2026-3621

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Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.4 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to identity spoofing under limited conditions when an application is deployed without authentication and authorization configured.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.9 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-23 00:16:45.313000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-3621",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-23T00:16:45.313",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7270437",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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