IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.0.10/10.6.6/11.0.0.2 null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.0.10/10.6.6/11.0.0.2. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-16165. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.0.10/10.6.6/11.0.0.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 a null pointer dereference.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16165 since 07/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• IBM

Name

• DataPower Gateway

Version

• 10.5.0.0
• 10.5.0.1
• 10.5.0.2
• 10.5.0.3
• 10.5.0.4
• 10.5.0.5
• 10.5.0.6
• 10.5.0.7
• 10.5.0.8
• 10.5.0.9
• 10.5.0.10
• 10.5.0.11
• 10.5.0.12
• 10.5.0.13
• 10.5.0.14
• 10.5.0.15
• 10.5.0.16
• 10.5.0.17
• 10.5.0.18
• 10.5.0.19
• 10.5.0.20
• 10.5.0.21
• 10.5.0.22
• 10.6.0
• 10.6.0.0
• 10.6.0.1
• 10.6.0.2
• 10.6.0.3
• 10.6.0.4
• 10.6.0.5
• 10.6.0.6
• 10.6.0.7
• 10.6.0.8
• 10.6.0.9
• 10.6.0.10
• 10.6.1
• 10.6.2
• 10.6.3
• 10.6.4
• 10.6.5
• 10.6.6
• 11.0.0.0
• 11.0.0.1
• 11.0.0.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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