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CVE-2026-18499

🗓️ 12 Aug 2026 17:17:25Reported by [email protected]Type 
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Privilege escalation in IBM WebSphere Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 via Liberty collectives.

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ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which is bundled with IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-18499)
24 Aug 202614:35
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ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which is bundled with IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes, is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-18499)
24 Aug 202614:33
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Engineering Test Management product using IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation (CVE-2026-18499)
27 Aug 202606:29
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management products using IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation (CVE-2026-18499)
25 Aug 202618:10
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-18499)
24 Aug 202614:34
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation (CVE-2026-18499)
12 Aug 202615:10
–ibm
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-18499
12 Aug 202616:25
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circl
Circl		CVE-2026-18499
18 Aug 202622:07
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cve
CVE		CVE-2026-18499
12 Aug 202616:25
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cvelist
Cvelist		CVE-2026-18499 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation
12 Aug 202616:25
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ibmwebsphere_application_serverRange17.0.0.3–26.0.0.9liberty

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17 Aug 2026 17:36Current
CVSS 3.18.1
EPSS0.00275
CWE-285
IBM WebSphere Application ServerLiberty collectivesPrivilege escalationCVE-2026-18499Unauthenticated access
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