IBM DataPower GW 10.522/10.6.16/10.6.010/11.0.02 Heap BU Crash
CVE-2026-16179 Published on October 8, 2026
IBM DataPower Gateway Buffer Underwrite
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 an attacker to cause a heap buffer underwrite and potentially crash the service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-16179 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a buffer underrun Vulnerability?
The software writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer. This typically occurs when a pointer or its index is decremented to a position before the buffer, when pointer arithmetic results in a position before the beginning of the valid memory location, or when a negative index is used.
CVE-2026-16179 has been classified to as a buffer underrun vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-16179
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Affected Versions
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6CD:- Version 10.6.1, <= 10.6.6 is affected.
- Version 10.6.0.0, <= 10.6.0.10 is affected.
- Version 11.0.0.0, <= 11.0.0.2 is affected.
- Version 10.5.0.0, <= 10.5.0.22 is affected.