CVE-2025-14915

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability

6.5 Medium

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.3 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by privilege escalation. A privileged user could gain additional access to the application server.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.59%Up 0.6 points since Mar 26, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-14915
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-209020 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-209020
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c39w-6qgm-5cp7 6.5

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.3 IBM WebSphere Application...

Record: GHSA-c39w-6qgm-5cp7
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-14915
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-14915 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Websphere Application Server - Liberty, published March 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.