CVE-2026-14525

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.49.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH 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: 1%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(high)
EG Risk
58(Track)
EG Risk 58/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
44%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 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 63× in last 7d / 69× 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.

  1. 2026-08-21 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 01:48 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-21 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 14:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-19 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-19 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 18:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-18 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-18 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-18 02:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-17 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-17 14:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-17 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-16 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 19:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 15:18 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-16 15:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-16 11:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 03:38 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-15 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-15 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 04:20 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-15 04:13 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-15 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-15 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-15 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-14 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-14 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-14 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-14 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-14 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-14 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-14 12:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-14 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-14 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-14 00:35 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-14 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-13 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-13 19:47 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-13 19:46 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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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 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 56.2% 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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