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CVE-2026-16186

medium · CVSS 5.4Published 9/14/2026 at 08:16 PMCWE-79

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Why it matters

Internet-facing
Not identified as a common internet-facing category
Exploitation likelihood
high
  • Remotely exploitable over the network — no physical or local access required
  • Low attack complexity — no special conditions needed to exploit
  • No authentication required
  • Requires the victim to take an action (e.g. open a file or link)
Recommended mitigation

Apply the vendor patch as soon as it's available or already released. User-awareness training reduces risk here, since exploitation depends on tricking a user into acting.

This analysis is generated from structured CVSS vector data, CISA KEV cross-referencing, and vendor/product category rules — not a manual expert review. Treat it as a starting point, not a substitute for your own assessment.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges Req.
None
User Interaction
Required

EU Vulnerability Database (ENISA)

EUVD ID
EUVD-2026-78053
View on EUVD

EUVD is ENISA's EU vulnerability database, still in beta. EPSS is a probabilistic exploitation-likelihood score, not a certainty.

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