IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server 3.6 and 4.x before 4.0.1.26 allows remote…
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server 3.6 and 4.x before 4.0.1.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to helpout.exe with a missing HTTP version number, which causes ibmproxy.exe to crash.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07124 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9j9-vw7q-2w2h
References
Advisory 2
Other 1
More IBM Websphere Caching Proxy Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01131 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2002-01132 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2004-00625 WebSphere Edge Component Caching Proxy in WebSphere Edge Server 5.02, with the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-1169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r9j9-vw7q-2w2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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