CVE-2026-15824
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow in IBM DataPower Gateway

Publication date: 2026-10-08

Last updated on: 2026-10-08

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.22, 10.6.1 through 10.6.6, 10.6.0.0 through 10.6.0.10, and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Published
2026-10-08
Last Modified
2026-10-08
Generated
2026-10-08
AI Q&A
2026-10-08
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-15824
EUVD
EUVD-2026-94970

Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6CD 10.6.1
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0 10.6.0.0
IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0 11.0.0.0
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0 10.5.0.0

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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway versions 10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.22, 10.6.1 through 10.6.6, 10.6.0.0 through 10.6.0.10, and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted input that overflows a buffer in memory.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could cause your IBM DataPower Gateway to crash or become unresponsive, disrupting network traffic and services that rely on it. This may lead to downtime for applications or systems using the affected gateway.

Mitigation Strategies

Update IBM DataPower Gateway to a patched version. For affected versions, apply fixes from IBM as soon as possible to address the heap-based buffer overflow issue.

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