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CVE-2016-5986

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
1 Oct 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 84% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
IBM WebSphere Application ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:ibm:websphere_application_server
  • Version 9.0.0.1
  • Version 9.0.0.0
  • Version 8.5.5.10
  • Version 8.5.5.9
All 66 release lines
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 7.0.0.1
  • Version 7.0.0.2
  • Version 7.0.0.3
  • Version 7.0.0.4
  • Version 7.0.0.5
  • Version 7.0.0.6
  • Version 7.0.0.7
  • Version 7.0.0.8
  • Version 7.0.0.9
  • Version 7.0.0.10
  • Version 7.0.0.11
  • Version 7.0.0.12
  • Version 7.0.0.13
  • Version 7.0.0.14
  • Version 7.0.0.15
  • Version 7.0.0.16
  • Version 7.0.0.17
  • Version 7.0.0.18
  • Version 7.0.0.19
  • Version 7.0.0.21
  • Version 7.0.0.22
  • Version 7.0.0.23
  • Version 7.0.0.24
  • Version 7.0.0.25
  • Version 7.0.0.27
  • Version 7.0.0.28
  • Version 7.0.0.29
  • Version 7.0.0.31
  • Version 7.0.0.32
  • Version 7.0.0.33
  • Version 7.0.0.34
  • Version 7.0.0.35
  • Version 7.0.0.36
  • Version 7.0.0.37
  • Version 7.0.0.38
  • Version 7.0.0.39
  • Version 7.0.0.41
  • Version 8.0
  • Version 8.0.0.1
  • Version 8.0.0.2
  • Version 8.0.0.3
  • Version 8.0.0.4
  • Version 8.0.0.5
  • Version 8.0.0.6
  • Version 8.0.0.7
  • Version 8.0.0.8
  • Version 8.0.0.9
  • Version 8.0.0.10
  • Version 8.0.0.11
  • Version 8.0.0.12
  • Version 8.5.0.0
  • Version 8.5.0.1
  • Version 8.5.0.2
  • Version 8.5.5.0
  • Version 8.5.5.1
  • Version 8.5.5.2
  • Version 8.5.5.4
  • Version 8.5.5.5
  • Version 8.5.5.6
  • Version 8.5.5.7
  • Version 8.5.5.8
  • Version 8.5.5.9
  • Version 8.5.5.10
  • Version 9.0.0.0
  • Version 9.0.0.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5986
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5986