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TI-2026-08062 Aliases CVE-2026-9171GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r

Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application affects IBM PowerVM Novalink.

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00549 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMPowerVM Novalink2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1; 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2—No fix listedCNA
  • PowerVM Novalink VendorIBM Affected 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1; 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-12605 This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0

Sources

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