IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by remote code execution with the collectiveController-1.0 feature enabled.
CVE-2026-14976
HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(high)
- EG Risk
- 36(Track)EG Risk 36/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 28, 2026
Last Modified
July 28, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a remote code execution and path-segment injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-14976, CVE-2026-15280)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281633Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14976(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 5× in last 7d / 5× 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.
- 2026-07-29 09:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-29 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-28 21:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-28 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-28 20:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-14976?
CVE-2026-14976 is a high vulnerability published on July 28, 2026. IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by remote code execution with the collectiveController-1.0 feature enabled.
When was CVE-2026-14976 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14976 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14976?
CVE-2026-14976 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14976?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14976, 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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