CVE-2026-8835

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-8835?

Upgrade http server to 9.0.5.29 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-8835 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-8835 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.25% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 16% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-8835?

CVE-2026-8835 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-8835 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for http server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM HTTP Server 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to invalid pointer dereference. A privileged user, authenticated to the Administration Server, could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

http serverNVD

Affected:>= 9.0.0.0, < 9.0.5.29Fixed in:9.0.5.29CVE-2026-8835derived from NVD

Affected:>= 8.5.0.0, < 8.5.5.30Fixed in:8.5.5.30CVE-2026-8835derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ibm.com

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CVE-2023-21768	High	7.8	65%	-	Fix
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CVE-2024-35250	High	7.8	25%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29360	High	8.4	22%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-36033	High	7.8	12%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-50165	Critical	9.8	9.5%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-8835?

Upgrade http server to 9.0.5.29 or later.

Is CVE-2026-8835 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-8835 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.25% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 16% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-8835?

CVE-2026-8835 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-8835 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for http server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-23.