Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79715 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79715 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79715?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79715?
- Yes: fixed in 26.0.0.10. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-79715 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79715?
- Check whether you run IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 26.0.0.10
Technical details
A path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty allows a local attacker with low privileges to escape directory restrictions when deploying application archives. The attacker can craft a malicious archive that writes files to arbitrary locations on the system. A fix is available in Liberty 26.0.0.10 and later.
Affected products
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: disclosed