Improper authentication in IBM DataPower Gateway
Priority LOW 36CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
IBM DataPower Gateway 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.19, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.18, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.18, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.11 appliances allows "null" logins which could give read access to IPMI data to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 144894.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01396 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | DataPower Gateway | 7.6.0.0; 7.5.2.0; 7.5.1.0; 7.5.0.0; 7.5.0.19; 7.5.1.18; 7.5.2.18; 7.6.0.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DataPower Gateway VendorIBM Affected 7.6.0.0; 7.5.2.0; 7.5.1.0; 7.5.0.0; 7.5.0.19; 7.5.1.18; 7.5.2.18; 7.6.0.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.0.0 – 7.5.0.19; 7.5.1.0 – 7.5.1.18; 7.5.2.0 – 7.5.2.18; 7.6.0.0 – 7.6.0.11 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0.0 – 7.5.0.19; 7.5.1.0 – 7.5.1.18; 7.5.2.0 – 7.5.2.18; 7.6.0.0 – 7.6.0.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvq4-j9gg-65qg
References
More IBM Datapower Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-69419 Out-of-bounds write in IBM DataPower Gateway RFC2047 parser CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-69398 Out-of-bounds write in IBM DataPower Gateway allows code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-69396 Out-of-bounds write in IBM DataPower Gateway CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-69386 Empty LDAP password accepted in IBM DataPower Gateway authentication CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-69382 Heap buffer overflow in IBM DataPower Gateway enables code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03385 IBM DataPower Gateway 7.6.0.0-7 throug 6.0.14 and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.5 have a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-1668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvq4-j9gg-65qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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