CVE-2026-14525

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.49.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an authentication bypass when the rtcomm-1.0 or rtcommGateway-1.0 feature is enabled.

CVSS v3
9.4
EG Score
9.4(medium)
EG Risk
57(Track)
EG Risk 57/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity94% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by an authenication bypass (CVE-2026-14525)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283488

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14525(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 47× in last 7d / 211× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 287 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-21 00:08 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-20 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-09-18 22:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-18 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-09-17 22:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-17 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-17 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-09-16 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-09-16 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-09-13 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-13 20:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-13 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-09-13 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-09-11 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-11 13:42 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-11 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-09-11 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-11 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-09-10 09:45 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-09-10 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-09-10 05:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-09-08 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-09-07 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-09-07 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-07 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-06 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-06 16:16 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14525?
CVE-2026-14525 is a critical vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an authentication bypass when the rtcomm-1.0 or rtcommGateway-1.0 feature is enabled.
When was CVE-2026-14525 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14525 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14525 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14525 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14525?
CVE-2026-14525 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14525?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14525, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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