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CVE-2026-14509: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6CD

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-14509cvecve-2026-14509cwe-400
Published: 10/08/2026 (10/08/2026, 14:03:02 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: IBM
Product: DataPower Gateway 10.6CD

Description

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 a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to algorithmic complexity in linked-list traversal.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

IBM

DataPower Gateway 10.6CD

Affected versions
>=10.6.1 <=10.6.6

IBM

DataPower Gateway 10.6.0

Affected versions
>=10.6.0.0 <=10.6.0.10

IBM

DataPower Gateway 11.0.0

Affected versions
>=11.0.0.0 <=11.0.0.2

IBM

DataPower Gateway 10.5.0

Affected versions
>=10.5.0.0 <=10.5.0.22
CPE configurations (8)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway_106cd:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway_106cd:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway_1060:10.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway_1060:10.6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway_1100:11.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway_1100:11.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 10/08/2026, 14:34:29 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-14509) affects multiple versions of IBM DataPower Gateway, where a remote attacker can exploit algorithmic complexity in linked-list traversal to cause uncontrolled resource consumption leading to denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability (denial of service).

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation results in denial of service by exhausting resources through algorithmic complexity attacks on linked-list traversal. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

No patch or remediation information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
ibm
Date Reserved
2026-07-02T18:55:46.154Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ac7a66a2cdf04f6561df659

Added to database: 10/08/2026, 14:19:22 UTC

Last enriched: 10/08/2026, 14:34:29 UTC

Last updated: 10/08/2026, 17:36:25 UTC

Views: 9

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