Uncontrolled Recursion in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - CVE-2026-16192
Published: August 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU141561
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16192
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability occurs when the restConnector-2.0 feature is enabled. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
Enterprise Application Runtimes
WebSphere Hybrid Edition
Enterprise Application Runtimes
WebSphere Hybrid Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2026-16192
Install updates from vendor's website.