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NVD and CVE mirrors (including cve.imfht.com) confirm the high-severity heap buffer overflow DoS flaw in IBM DataPower Gateway affecting listed versions.

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IBM DataPower Gateway versions face high-severity denial-of-service flaw

CVE-2026-16170 affects multiple versions of IBM DataPower Gateway, scoring 7.5 on CVSS for a heap buffer overflow vulnerability enabling remote denial of service attacks.

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IBM DataPower Gateway reportedly faces a high-severity denial-of-service flaw due to a heap buffer overflow. Remote attackers could exploit it in versions 10.5.0.0 to 10.5.0.22, 10.6.0.0 to 10.6.0.10, 10.6.1 to 10.6.6, and 11.0.0.0 to 11.0.0.2. The National Vulnerability Database tracks the issue with a CVSS score of 7.5 and no authentication required.

IBM DataPower Gateway is subject to a high-severity issue that remote attackers could exploit to trigger denial of service.

Affected versions span multiple release lines. Versions from 10.5.0.0 to 10.5.0.22, along with 10.6.1 to 10.6.6, 10.6.0.0 to 10.6.0.10, and 11.0.0.0 to 11.0.0.2 are impacted.

These ranges cover the listed builds currently tracked by the National Vulnerability Database.
The attack requires no authentication or user interaction and can be launched over the network.

The issue stems from a heap buffer overflow. According to IBM, the problem permits remote attackers to induce denial of service through a heap buffer overflow.

No other impacts such as data disclosure or integrity changes are described in the record.
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Severity is rated high on the CVSS scale. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 and falls into the HIGH severity bucket.
No other impacts such as data disclosure or integrity changes are described in the record.

The attack requires no authentication or user interaction and can be launched over the network.

IBM has published guidance for the affected product. Details and any available fixes appear on the vendor support page linked from the NVD entry.
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The support page is located at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289775.
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