CVE-2026-8852
IBM HTTP Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module mod_fastcgi module.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- 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 denial of service via the optional module mod_fastcgi module.
- Record
CVE-2026-8852- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-31896
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module mod_fastcgi module.
- Record
EUVD-2026-31896- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5grx-55jc-2fff
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module...
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module mod_fastcgi module.
- Record
GHSA-5grx-55jc-2fff- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to denial of service via the optional module mod_fastcgi module.
- Record
CVE-2026-8852- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- 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-2026-8852 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) 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 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.