Improper handling of exceptional conditions in IBM DataPower Gateways
Priority LOW 25CWE-755Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM DataPower Gateways 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.6, and 7.7 and IBM MQ Appliance are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of full file system. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 145171.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00364 30th 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 Gateways | 7.1; 7.2; 7.5; 7.5.1; 7.5.2; 7.6; 7.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DataPower Gateways VendorIBM Affected 7.1; 7.2; 7.5; 7.5.1; 7.5.2; 7.6; 7.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0.0 – 7.1.0.22; 7.2.0.0 – 7.2.0.20; 7.5.0.0 – 7.5.0.15; 7.5.1.0 – 7.5.1.14; 7.5.2.0 – 7.5.2.14; 7.6.0.0 – 7.6.0.7; 7.7.0.0 – 7.7.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0.0 – 7.1.0.22; 7.2.0.0 – 7.2.0.20; 7.5.0.0 – 7.5.0.15; 7.5.1.0 – 7.5.1.14; 7.5.2.0 – 7.5.2.14; 7.6.0.0 – 7.6.0.7; 7.7.0.0 – 7.7.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1677
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh56-4939-fm7p
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-2018-1677 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1677 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jh56-4939-fm7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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