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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-16169

IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

Published Oct 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · datapower gateway

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-16169. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of datapower gateway is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ibm/datapower gateway

IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe ibm/datapower gatewayversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-16169

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-16169. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of datapower gateway is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-16169

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-16169

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-16169

    IBM DataPower Gateway 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.