Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-101117

IBM WebSphere eXtremes Scale Liberty deployment is affected by Cross Site Scripting(XSS) attacks.

publishedCWE-16

IBM WebSphere Extreme Scale 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper Content Security Policy configuration.

Technical severity9.1 criticalCVSS 3.1 · CNA: ibm
Published2026-11-08Source updated 2026-11-08
Collected2026-11-081 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. ProductVersion(s)APARRemediation/First FixIBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale8.6.1.0 - 8.6.2.2PH73641 For older versions, upgrade to latest fixpack 8.6.2.2 and then apply the PH73641 iFix. If you are using 8.6.2.2 directly apply the PH73641 iFix. Recommended Fixes page for WebSphere eXtreme Scale http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss

Source: CNA: ibm

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: ibm

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
WebSphere Extreme Scale
IBM
≥ 8.6.1.0; ≤ 8.6.2.2 (affected, semver) CNA: ibm

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 9.1
critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCNA: ibm

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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