IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.6/10.6.0.10/11.0.0.2 hard-coded password

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9.9$5k-$25k1.03

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.6/10.6.0.10/11.0.0.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to hard-coded password. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-14502. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.6/10.6.0.10/11.0.0.2. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and 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 obtain administrative access due to failure to reject empty passwords during LDAP authentication.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-14502 since 07/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1078.001 for this issue.

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.9

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/02/2026 CVE reserved
10/08/2026 +98 days Advisory disclosed
10/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-14502 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-14502
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415433

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2026 16:44
Changes: 10/08/2026 16:44 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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