# CVE-2026-13773: IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale is affected by server side request forgery when ORB is used as Transport Protocol

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-06-30 · Updated: 2026-06-30

## Affected

- IBM WebSphere Extreme Scale: from 8.6.1.0, through 8.6.1.6

## Description

IBM WebSphere Extreme Scale 8.6.1.0 through 8.6.1.6 Approximately 50 generated CORBA stub classes in WebSphere eXtreme Scale's ogclient.jar call ORB.string_to_object() on an attacker-controlled IOR string during Java deserialization, turning any unfiltered ObjectInputStream sink in WAS into outbound IIOP SSRF to an attacker-chosen host; when chained with the IBM ORB's getUserException class-instantiation flaw (WAS-26), this SSRF escalates to remote code execution on the calling JVM.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM WebSphere Extreme Scale, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278594

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