IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is affected by an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability due to improper handling of Content-Length headers.
CVE-2026-11710
MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(high)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 21%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 18, 2026
Last Modified
September 19, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability (CVE-2026-11710)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286731Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-11710(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 7× in last 7d / 7× 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.
- 2026-09-19 15:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-19 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-19 14:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-19 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-18 20:31 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 19:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-11710?
CVE-2026-11710 is a medium vulnerability published on September 18, 2026. IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is affected by an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability due to improper handling of Content-Length headers.
When was CVE-2026-11710 disclosed?
CVE-2026-11710 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 18, 2026, with the most recent update on September 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-11710 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-11710 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 78.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-11710?
CVE-2026-11710 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-11710?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-11710, 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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