CVE-2026-5516 (GCVE-0-2026-5516)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-27 13:00
Modified
2026-06-02 16:13
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VLAI Severity ?
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Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 22.0.0.11 through 26.0.0.5 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security under limited conditions by exploiting a specific timing window.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| IBM | WebSphere Application Server - Liberty |
Version: 22.0.0.11 ≤ 26.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:22.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server___liberty:26.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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