Path traversal in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - CVE-2025-14914

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Path traversal in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - CVE-2025-14914

Published: February 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122748
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14914
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-14914

Install updates from vendor's website.

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