CVE-2026-16111

Summary

A type confusion vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway allows attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending specially crafted requests that cause the system to misinterpret data types, potentially leading to system crashes or unresponsiveness.

Exploitability

Exploitation appears straightforward with no special preconditions required, as the flaw occurs during normal request processing without requiring authentication or specific user interaction.

Blast radius

The impact could be significant across all affected DataPower Gateway versions, potentially causing widespread service disruption for organizations relying on these gateways for API management and security orchestration.

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, or 10.6.7 or later, or 10.6.0.11 or later, or 11.0.0.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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