Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway Products
CVE-2026-16169

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Datapower Gateway 11.0.0
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-16169?

A vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway allows a remote attacker to exploit uncontrolled resource consumption, potentially leading to a denial of service condition. This issue impacts versions 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2, enabling unauthorized users to exhaust system resources, thereby interrupting normal operations and affecting service availability. Users are advised to review the vendor advisory for mitigation strategies.

Affected Version(s)

DataPower Gateway 11.0.0 11.0.0.0 <= 11.0.0.2

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289798
vendor-advisorypatch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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