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CVE-2026-14269

9.8 CRITICAL

Published 2026-10-08 · Updated 2026-10-14

AI risk analysis

Summary
The flaw is a heap-based buffer overflow in IBM DataPower Gateway versions 10.5.0.0 to 10.5.0.22, 10.6.1 to 10.6.6, 10.6.0.0 to 10.6.0.10, and 11.0.0.0 to 11.0.0.2, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by overflowing a buffer.
Exploitability
Exploitation is relatively straightforward given the unauthenticated nature and the buffer overflow vulnerability, requiring the attacker to send a crafted payload to the affected gateway.
Blast radius
If exploited, this vulnerability could result in full system compromise, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code and potentially gain control over the DataPower Gateway and its connected systems.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0.23 or later, 10.6.7 or later, 10.6.11 or later, and 11.0.1 or later.
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Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD 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 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An unauthenticated remote attacker could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-122

Vendors

ibm

Products

datapower gateway

All references

Source data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov), public domain. Exploit-DB.ai adds local AI analysis for defensive use only.

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