CVE-2026-16167
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 improper bounds checking.

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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-2026-16167
EUVD
EUVD-2026-94961

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 4 associated CPEs
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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Exploitability

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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

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 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to improper bounds checking. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause the system to crash or become unavailable by sending specially crafted requests.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can lead to service disruption. If exploited, it may cause the IBM DataPower Gateway to stop responding, resulting in downtime for critical network services such as API gateways, web services, or security enforcement points. This could affect business operations relying on these services.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade IBM DataPower Gateway to a version beyond the affected range (10.5.0.0-10.5.0.22, 10.6.0.0-10.6.6, 10.6.0.0-10.6.0.10, 11.0.0.0-11.0.0.2). Apply patches or updates as soon as they are available from IBM.

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