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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-14915

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
CWE-200 — Weakness Type
Published: Mar 25, 2026  ·  Modified: Mar 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty versions 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-14915) that allows authenticated privileged users to gain unauthorized additional access. With a CVSS score of 6.5 and no available patch, this poses a moderate risk to organizations running affected Liberty versions. Immediate mitigation through access controls and monitoring is critical until IBM releases a security update.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 11, 2026 01:02
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in banking (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), healthcare systems, and energy sector (ARAMCO, downstream operators) running WebSphere Liberty for mission-critical applications face moderate risk. The privilege escalation could allow internal threat actors or compromised administrative accounts to access sensitive data, financial systems, or operational technology. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) using Liberty for billing and customer management systems are particularly vulnerable. The lack of available patches increases exposure window for Saudi critical infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare and Medical Services Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Critical Infrastructure
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Inventory all WebSphere Liberty deployments across your organization and identify instances running versions 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.3
2. Implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) limiting administrative privileges to essential personnel only
3. Enable and review all audit logs for WebSphere Liberty administrative activities
4. Restrict network access to Liberty administration consoles to authorized IP ranges only

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
5. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Liberty administrative accounts
6. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to monitor and restrict privilege escalation attempts
7. Segment Liberty servers from other critical systems using network isolation
8. Implement privileged access management (PAM) solutions to monitor and control administrative sessions

DETECTION & MONITORING:
9. Monitor WebSphere Liberty logs for unusual privilege changes or unauthorized role assignments
10. Alert on failed authentication attempts to administrative interfaces
11. Track configuration changes to security policies and user permissions
12. Monitor for suspicious API calls attempting to modify user roles or permissions

PATCHING STRATEGY:
13. Subscribe to IBM security bulletins for patch availability
14. Plan upgrade path to patched versions once IBM releases fixes
15. Test patches in non-production environment before deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. قم بحصر جميع نشرات WebSphere Liberty عبر مؤسستك وحدد الحالات التي تعمل بالإصدارات من 17.0.0.3 إلى 26.0.0.3
2. طبق التحكم الصارم في الوصول بناءً على الأدوار (RBAC) مع تقييد الامتيازات الإدارية للموظفين الأساسيين فقط
3. فعّل ومراجعة جميع سجلات التدقيق لأنشطة إدارة WebSphere Liberty
4. قيّد الوصول إلى أجهزة التحكم الإدارية في Liberty إلى نطاقات IP المصرح بها فقط

الضوابط البديلة (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. طبق المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) لجميع حسابات إدارة Liberty
6. نشّر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لمراقبة وتقييد محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات
7. قسّم خوادم Liberty عن الأنظمة الحرجة الأخرى باستخدام العزل الشبكي
8. طبق حلول إدارة الوصول المميز (PAM) لمراقبة والتحكم في جلسات العمل الإدارية

الكشف والمراقبة:
9. راقب سجلات WebSphere Liberty للبحث عن تغييرات امتيازات غير عادية أو تعيينات أدوار غير مصرح بها
10. أصدر تنبيهات عند فشل محاولات المصادقة على الواجهات الإدارية
11. تتبع التغييرات في سياسات الأمان وأذونات المستخدمين
12. راقب استدعاءات API المريبة التي تحاول تعديل أدوار أو أذونات المستخدمين

استراتيجية التصحيح:
13. اشترك في نشرات أمان IBM لمعرفة توفر التصحيحات
14. خطط لمسار الترقية إلى الإصدارات المصححة بمجرد إصدار IBM للإصلاحات
15. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User access management and privilege control ECC 2024 A.9.4.3 - Password management and authentication ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event logging and monitoring ECC 2024 A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights and Privileges SAMA CSF DE.AE-3 - Event Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access control ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged access rights ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Information access restriction ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4.1 - Event logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default security parameters PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit access to system components PCI DSS 8.1 - User identification and authentication PCI DSS 10.2 - Implement automated audit trails
📊 CVSS Score
6.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredH — High
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.5
CWECWE-200
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-03-25
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-200
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