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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-1137

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 and 8.5.5 could provide weaker than expected security.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.88%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 and 8.5.5 could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this weakness to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access to the admin console. IBM X-Force ID: 121549.

CVSS 3.0
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.88% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
ibm/websphere application server
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.88%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.