# CVE-2025-14914: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Path Traversal

> A privileged user can upload a malicious zip archive to overwrite files and execute arbitrary code on IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3ggc-v7xp-4343

## What is CVE-2025-14914?

CVE-2025-14914 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 2 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.1 could allow a privileged user to upload a zip archive containing path traversal sequences resulting in an overwrite of files leading to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14914?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-14914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

- [CVE-2015-1920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1920/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0462/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1377/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3186/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1899/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14914 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14914 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 2 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Application Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14914/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14914/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14914
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14914
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14914

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14914/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.