CVE-2026-14269: ibm datapower_gateway Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-14269 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ibm datapower_gateway. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 09-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An unauthenticated remote attacker could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().