CVE-2026-16308: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus
CVE-2026-16308 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus versions 3.27.1 through 3.27.4.SP2 and 3.33.1 through 3.33.2.SP2. It involves unbounded accumulation of multipart MIME part-header bytes in the Quarkus REST component, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus versions 3.27.1 to 3.27.4.SP2 and 3.33.1 to 3.33.2.SP2 contain a vulnerability classified as CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling). This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending multipart MIME requests that lead to unbounded accumulation of part-header bytes, exhausting resources. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. No official fix or patch has been documented in the vendor advisory or related sources as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication to cause a denial of service by exhausting server resources through unbounded accumulation of multipart MIME part-header bytes. This impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. There are no known active exploits reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider implementing network-level protections such as rate limiting or filtering multipart MIME requests to mitigate potential denial of service attempts. Monitor vendor communications for updates.
CVE-2026-16308: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus
Description
CVE-2026-16308 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus versions 3.27.1 through 3.27.4.SP2 and 3.33.1 through 3.33.2.SP2. It involves unbounded accumulation of multipart MIME part-header bytes in the Quarkus REST component, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
IBM
Enterprise Build of Quarkus
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:enterprise_build_of_quarkus:3.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:enterprise_build_of_quarkus:3.27.4.sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:enterprise_build_of_quarkus:3.27.4.sp2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:enterprise_build_of_quarkus:3.33.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:enterprise_build_of_quarkus:3.33.2.sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:enterprise_build_of_quarkus:3.33.2.sp2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus versions 3.27.1 to 3.27.4.SP2 and 3.33.1 to 3.33.2.SP2 contain a vulnerability classified as CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling). This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending multipart MIME requests that lead to unbounded accumulation of part-header bytes, exhausting resources. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. No official fix or patch has been documented in the vendor advisory or related sources as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication to cause a denial of service by exhausting server resources through unbounded accumulation of multipart MIME part-header bytes. This impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. There are no known active exploits reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider implementing network-level protections such as rate limiting or filtering multipart MIME requests to mitigate potential denial of service attempts. Monitor vendor communications for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T14:31:00.798Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6b81699c2644c7f860ea78
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 16:52:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:33:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 76
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