CVE-2026-15396

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP transfer-encoding request header. By sending a specially crafted HTTP transfer-encoding request header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.

  • Published Sep 14, 2026
  • CVSS 6.5 medium
  • 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

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CVE-2026-15396 at the National Vulnerability Database