CVE-2026-8646

CRITICALNVD 9.17.4▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-22. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 1.7.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. A remote attacker could smuggle a specially crafted request to the application server thereby allowing the attacker to bypass security controls, spoof identity, escalate privilege, and expose sensitive information.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
7.4(medium)
EPSS
25.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 22, 2026

Last Modified

June 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-8646, CVE-2026-9320, CVE-2026-9071)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276579

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8646(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 40× in last 7d / 86× 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. 2026-07-08 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-08 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-07 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-06 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-07-05 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-07-04 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-07-03 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-07-02 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-06-27 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-06-26 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-06-25 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  46. 2026-06-25 12:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-06-24 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-24 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-24 05:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.1 · severity → CRITICAL
  53. 2026-06-24 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-06-24 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
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  57. 2026-06-23 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-06-22 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-06-22 17:45 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8646?
CVE-2026-8646 is a critical vulnerability published on June 22, 2026. IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.6 are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. A remote attacker could smuggle a specially crafted request to the application server thereby allowing the attacker to bypass security…
When was CVE-2026-8646 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8646 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 22, 2026, with the most recent update on June 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8646 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8646 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8646?
CVE-2026-8646 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.4.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8646?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8646, 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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