CVE-2026-14507

Summary

IBM DataPower Gateway suffers from a memory allocation flaw during key derivation that can lead to denial of service when exploited by authenticated remote attackers. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause system unavailability without requiring special privileges or user interaction.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires an authenticated attacker with access to the DataPower gateway, which is moderately difficult as it needs valid credentials but no complex attack vectors or user interaction.

Blast radius

If exploited, this vulnerability could disrupt critical network services and API gateways managed by DataPower, potentially affecting multiple applications and users relying on those services.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0.3 or later to remediate this denial of service vulnerability.

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