IBM HTTP Server up to 9.0 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM HTTP Server up to 9.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-8834. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM HTTP Server up to 9.0. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code or cause a denial of service.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-8834 since 05/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be done within the local network. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/18/2026 CVE reserved
05/26/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
05/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8834 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-365753

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2026 21:27
Changes: 05/26/2026 21:27 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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