# CVE-2026-9072 — IBM i

> As of 2026-06-23, CVE-2026-9072 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in IBM i, CVSS v3.1 8.1, EPSS 0.3% (29.8th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-9072 as of 2026-06-23; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-06-23

## What is CVE-2026-9072?

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - when using Intelligent Management with the WebSphere WebServer Plug-in component - are vulnerable to remote code execution and denial of service. This vulnerability can be exploited when an attacker impersonates backend servers and sends crafted responses to the plug-in.

The record classifies CVE-2026-9072 under weakness class [CWE-94](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-94). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 105 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 8.1 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.8% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 5.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-06-22, last modified 2026-06-23

## Is CVE-2026-9072 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 37 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [IBM](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/ibm): i

## How to fix CVE-2026-9072

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-9072 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-9072

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-9072, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-06-23.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [ibm.com — vendor advisory](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7277344)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-9072
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-9072 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp