IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.6/10.6.0.10/11.0.0.2 improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.6/10.6.0.10/11.0.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-14273. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 10.5.0.22/10.6.6/10.6.0.10/11.0.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. 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 local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper authorization.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-14273 since 06/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 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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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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