Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-95696 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-95696 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-95696?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.12 through 26.0.0.10.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-95696?
- Yes: fixed in Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.11 or later; interim fixes available for affected versions when applying APAR DT502929. Until then: Disable the gRPC-1.0 feature if not required for application functionality. Refer to IBM documentation on how to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-95696 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-95696?
- 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: Liberty Fix Pack 26.0.0.11 or later; interim fixes available for affected versions when applying APAR DT502929
Disable the gRPC-1.0 feature if not required for application functionality. Refer to IBM documentation on how to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature.
Technical details
The vulnerability is caused by uncontrolled resource consumption due to an uncaught exception in WebSphere Application Server Liberty. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted request to trigger the exception, causing a denial of service. The gRPC-1.0 feature must be enabled for the vulnerability to be exploitable.
Affected products
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 20.0.0.12 through 26.0.0.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: advisory