CVE-2026-8835
IBM HTTP Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM HTTP Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-8835- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-31918
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2026-31918- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2c97-gp89-gf5p
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user,...
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-2c97-gp89-gf5p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-8835- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-8835 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Ibm Http Server, published May 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.