CVE-2026-16165
Received Received - Intake

Denial of Service 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 null pointer dereference.

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Published
2026-10-08
Last Modified
2026-10-08
Generated
2026-10-08
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2026-10-08
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NVD
CVE-2026-16165
EUVD
EUVD-2026-94964

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-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a denial of service issue 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. It occurs due to a null pointer dereference, which allows a remote attacker to cause the system to crash or become unavailable.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking IBM DataPower Gateway versions. Run 'show version' or 'show system' commands on the appliance to verify if your version falls within affected ranges (10.5.0.0-10.5.0.22, 10.6.1-10.6.6, 10.6.0.0-10.6.0.10, or 11.0.0.0-11.0.0.2).

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to service disruption, making IBM DataPower Gateway unresponsive or causing it to shut down. This could affect network traffic processing, API calls, or other critical functions relying on the gateway.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest IBM DataPower Gateway patch or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version. If immediate patching isn't possible, restrict network access to the appliance and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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