CVE-2026-16165

Summary

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted requests that trigger a crash. This affects multiple versions and could disrupt critical API gateway services.

Exploitability

Exploitation appears straightforward with no special preconditions required, as the vulnerability is a remote denial of service that can be triggered over the network without authentication.

Blast radius

The impact could be significant for organizations relying on DataPower Gateway for API management and security, potentially causing service disruption across multiple applications that depend on the gateway.

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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