CVE-2026-16340
Ibm Datapower Gateway: out-of-bounds write can lead to remote code execution
- Risk score
- 72/100
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 8 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write in the RFC2047 encoded-word parser.
- Affected
- Ibm Datapower Gateway
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original 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 execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write in the RFC2047 encoded-word parser.
Last activity 8 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.