CVE-2026-16815
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially obtain sensitive information due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially obtain sensitive information due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2026-16815- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-58368
8.6
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially obtain sensitive information due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2026-58368- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg78-jqfg-mm4g
8.6
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and...
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially obtain sensitive information due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-pg78-jqfg-mm4g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially obtain sensitive information due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2026-16815- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16815 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Ibm I, published August 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.