Authenticated code execution via unsafe OQL reflection
Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Jun 30, 2026
Unsafe reflection in IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale's OQL engine 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via queries. The engine passes attacker-controlled class names to Class.forName() and invokes constructors without an allowlist in SELECT NEW, enum-literal, and reflection-comparator paths. Reachability requires a Simple Grid application that incorporates user input into an OQL query; Session Grid deployments do not exercise OQL, while successful exploitation runs arbitrary constructors on the WebSphere Application Server JVM.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe reflection in IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale's OQL engine 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via queries. The engine passes attacker-controlled class names to Class.forName() and invokes constructors without an allowlist in SELECT NEW, enum-literal, and reflection-comparator paths. Reachability requires a Simple Grid application that incorporates user input into an OQL query; Session Grid deployments do not exercise OQL, while successful exploitation runs arbitrary constructors on the WebSphere Application Server JVM.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-13772
- Published
- Jun 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenBMC Project
- Product
- IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale
- Classifications
- CWE-470, CAPEC-138, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8.6.1.0 <=8.6.1.6
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